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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 inch torpedo tubes
6 × 8 inch guns
8 × 2 pounder guns
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gptkbp:awards
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Battle Honours
Atlantic 1939-1945
Burma 1942
Java 1942
Malaya 1942
River Plate 1939
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gptkbp:beam
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19.5 meters
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Devonport_Dockyard
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gptkbp:class
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Light cruiser
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:HMS_Tiger
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gptkbp:commissioned
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1935-12-01
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gptkbp:crew
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800 personnel
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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1946-01-01
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gptkbp:displacement
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8,000 tons
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gptkbp:fate
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Sold for scrap
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gptkbp:finale_date
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gptkb:Java_Sea
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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First British ship to engage in the Pacific War
Participated in the defense of Java
Sunk by Japanese forces
Survived the Battle of the River Plate
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gptkbp:home_port
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gptkb:Devonport
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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HMS Exeter (D89)
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gptkbp:launch_date
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1934-05-01
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gptkbp:length
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186.6 meters
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Exeter
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gptkbp:notable_event
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gptkb:Battle_of_Java_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_the_River_Plate
Sinking in 1942
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gptkbp:operational_area
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gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
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gptkbp:propulsion
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2 × Parsons turbines
4 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
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gptkbp:radar
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gptkb:Type_281_radar
gptkb:Type_285_radar
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gptkbp:range
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5,000 nautical miles
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gptkbp:service
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:sister_ship
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gptkb:HMS_Ajax
gptkb:HMS_York
HMS Achilles
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gptkbp:speed
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32 knots
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gptkbp:waste_management
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1947
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Sheffield-class
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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