HMS Charybdis (R97)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:armament gptkb:20_×_20_mm_Oerlikon_guns
6 × 6 in guns
4 × 40 mm Bofors guns
gptkbp:beam 66 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class Light cruiser
gptkbp:commissioned 1945
gptkbp:crew gptkb:600
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1960
gptkbp:displacement 3,500 tons
gptkbp:drafted_by 22 feet
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Plymouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Charybdis (R97)
gptkbp:launched gptkb:1944
gptkbp:length 610 feet
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Charybdis
gptkbp:notable_event Participated in NATO exercises
Involved in peacekeeping operations
Assisted in humanitarian missions
Involved in naval diplomacy
Conducted training exercises
Conducted port visits
Conducted search and rescue missions
Participated in joint exercises with other navies
Served as a flagship
Supported D-Day landings
Engaged in fleet exercises
Participated in naval reviews
Engaged in counter-piracy operations
Engaged in anti-submarine warfare
Served in the Mediterranean Sea
Participated in the Battle of the Atlantic
Participated in Operation Dragoon
Deployed to the Far East
Sank in 1943
Supported naval operations in the Gulf
Took part in the Korean War
Visited ports in the Caribbean
gptkbp:service gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:HMS_Scylla
gptkbp:speed 32 knots
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:HMS_Glasgow_(D88)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6