HMS Eclipse (H08)

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf light cruiser
gptkbp:armament machine guns
1 × 4 in AA gun
4 × 4.7 in guns
2 × quadruple 21 in torpedo tubes
gptkbp:beam 33 ft
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Swan_Hunter_&_Wigham_Richardson
gptkbp:commissioned 22 November 1934
gptkbp:complement 145
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:displacement 1,405 tons (standard)
gptkbp:draught 12 ft
gptkbp:fate Sunk by mine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Eclipse (H08)
gptkbp:laidDown 15 April 1933
gptkbp:launched 12 April 1934
gptkbp:length 329 ft
gptkbp:locationSunk gptkb:Aegean_Sea
gptkbp:notableEvent Sank after hitting a mine while landing troops on Leros
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:pennantNumber H08
gptkbp:propulsion Steam turbines
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:speed 35.5 knots
gptkbp:sunkBy 24 October 1943
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:HMS_Eclipse
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6