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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
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gptkbp:armament
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6 × 6-inch guns
8 × 40 mm Bofors guns
4 × 1-pounder guns
10 × 20 mm Oerlikon guns
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Cammell_Laird
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gptkbp:casualties
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some crew members rescued
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gptkbp:class
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Light cruiser
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gptkbp:commissioned
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gptkb:Royal_Navy
1942
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gptkbp:crew
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800 personnel
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gptkbp:currentLocation
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gptkb:Barents_Sea
1981
3,000 meters
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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1954
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gptkbp:deployedTo
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gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:Arctic_Ocean
North_Atlantic
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gptkbp:displacement
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8,000 tons
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gptkbp:fate
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sunk_by_a_German_submarine
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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First British warship sunk by a U-boat in WWII
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gptkbp:homePort
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gptkb:Portsmouth
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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HMS Edinburgh (F 96)
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gptkbp:launched
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1939
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gptkbp:length
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186.6 meters
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gptkbp:nickname
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The_Ed
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gptkbp:notable_event
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gptkb:Convoy_PQ_17
gptkb:Operation_Pedestal
gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkb:Battle_of_the_North_Cape
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gptkbp:operationalRange
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3,500 nautical miles
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gptkbp:propulsion
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2 × shafts
4 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
2 × Parsons geared turbines
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gptkbp:radar
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Type 293
Type 281
Type 285
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gptkbp:secondary_mission
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Transporting gold bullion
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gptkbp:servedIn
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:sister_ship
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gptkb:HMS_Glasgow
gptkb:HMS_Sheffield
gptkb:HMS_Belfast
gptkb:HMS_Jamaica
£1.5 million in gold
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gptkbp:sonar
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Type 144
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gptkbp:speed
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32 knots
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