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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Royal_Navy
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gptkbp:armament
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4 × 4 inch guns
4 × 21 in torpedo tubes
8 × 8 in guns
8 × 2 pdr guns
8 × 21 inch torpedo tubes
12 × 4 in guns
16 × 2 pounder guns
8 × 8 inch guns
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gptkbp:armor
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up to 6 inches
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Cammell_Laird
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:cruiser
Dorsetshire-class cruiser
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gptkbp:commissioned
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gptkb:1930
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gptkbp:crew
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800 personnel
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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1946
1947
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gptkbp:deployment
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gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
North Atlantic
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gptkbp:displacement
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10,000 tons
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gptkbp:engagement
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gptkb:Operation_Pedestal
gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Barents_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Madagascar
gptkb:Battle_of_Cape_Spartivento
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gptkbp:fate
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Scrapped
sunk by Japanese aircraft
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gptkbp:final_deployment
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1945
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gptkbp:finale_date
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Scrap yard in 1950
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Participated in major naval battles
Served as a flagship during operations
Contributed to the sinking of enemy ships
Helped in convoy escort duties
Survived multiple attacks during WWII
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gptkbp:home_port
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gptkb:Portsmouth
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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HMS Dorsetshire
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gptkbp:launched
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gptkb:1929
1930-02-01
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gptkbp:length
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202.7 meters
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gptkbp:nickname
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Dorsetshire
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gptkbp:notable_event
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gptkb:Operation_Pedestal
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Mediterranean
gptkb:Battle_of_Madagascar
gptkb:Sinking_of_the_Bismarck
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gptkbp:operational_range
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10,000 nautical miles
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gptkbp:participated_in
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gptkb:Operation_Neptune
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Operation_Dragoon
gptkb:Operation_Torch
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gptkbp:propulsion
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4 × shafts
4 × Parsons turbines
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gptkbp:radar
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gptkb:Type_281_radar
gptkb:Type_285_radar
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gptkbp:replaced_by
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gptkb:HMS_Tiger
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gptkbp:resting_place
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gptkb:Indian_Ocean
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gptkbp:served_in
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:sister_ship
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gptkb:HMS_Norfolk
HMS Suffolk
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gptkbp:speed
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32 knots
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:HMS_Jamaica
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gptkbp:sunk
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gptkb:1942
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gptkbp:survivors
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gptkb:1,000
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:British_naval_forces
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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