HMS Egret

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Royal Navy ship
gptkbp:armament depth charges
6 × 4-inch guns
8 × 0.5-inch machine guns
gptkbp:beam 37 ft
gptkbp:builtBy J. Samuel White, Cowes
gptkbp:class gptkb:Egret-class_sloop
gptkbp:commissioned 1938
gptkbp:complement 188
gptkbp:displacement 1,190 tons
gptkbp:draught 9 ft
gptkbp:fate Sunk in Bay of Biscay
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Egret
gptkbp:launched 1937
gptkbp:length 299 ft
gptkbp:name gptkb:HMS_Egret
gptkbp:namedAfter Egret (bird)
gptkbp:notableEvent First ship sunk by guided missile
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:pennantNumber L75
gptkbp:propulsion 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 geared steam turbines
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:sunkBy 27 August 1943
German Hs 293 guided missile
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_Peter_Gretton
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6