HMS Durban

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf light cruiser
gptkbp:armament 8 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
2 × 2-pounder AA guns
2 × 3 in (76 mm) AA guns
5 × 6 in (152 mm) guns
gptkbp:beam 46 ft 6 in
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Scotts_Shipbuilding_and_Engineering_Company
gptkbp:category Ships built on the River Clyde
1919 ships
Royal Navy cruisers of World War I
Royal Navy cruisers of World War II
gptkbp:class light cruiser
gptkbp:commissioned 1 November 1921
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew 462
gptkbp:decommissioned 1944
gptkbp:displacement 4,190 tons (standard)
4,850 tons (full load)
gptkbp:draught 15 ft 6 in
gptkbp:fate scuttled as breakwater at Normandy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Durban
gptkbp:launched 29 May 1919
gptkbp:length 472 ft
gptkbp:locationSunk gptkb:Normandy,_France
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Durban
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkbp:pennantNumber D99
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:range 5,900 nautical miles at 10 knots
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:speed 29 knots
gptkbp:subclassOf Danae subclass
gptkbp:sunkBy 9 June 1944
gptkbp:usedAs blockship for Mulberry harbour
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:World_War_II_cruisers_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6