HMS Geranium

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:starship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Flower-class_corvette
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:none
gptkbp:approves 1945
gptkbp:armament 4-inch gun
gptkbp:beam 10.1 meters
gptkbp:casualties gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkbp:class gptkb:Flower-class_corvette
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1940
gptkbp:complement 85 crew members
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Middlesbrough
Smiths Dock Company
gptkbp:crew trained for anti-submarine tactics
gptkbp:decommissioned 1946
1946-12-31
gptkbp:deployment North Atlantic
gptkbp:depth 2
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
1,080 tons
gptkbp:draft_year 3.1 meters
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
gptkbp:historical_role convoy escort
gptkbp:historical_significance anti-submarine warfare
gptkbp:home_ground gptkb:Royal_Naval_Base_Portsmouth
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Geranium
gptkbp:launched 1919
gptkbp:legacy part of naval history
gptkbp:length 62.5 meters
gptkbp:name gptkb:HMS_Geranium
gptkbp:notable_event convoy battles
gptkbp:notable_ships 2
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
1940-1946
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:engine
gptkbp:radar Type 271 radar
gptkbp:range 3,500 nautical miles
gptkbp:rank scrap metal
gptkbp:replaced_by modern naval vessels
gptkbp:role escort vessel
gptkbp:service_history served in multiple naval operations
gptkbp:services gptkb:World_War_II
1946
gptkbp:significant_event participated in D-Day operations
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:HMS_Camellia
gptkbp:sonar Type 144 sonar
gptkbp:speed 16 knots
gptkbp:status decommissioned and sold for scrap
gptkbp:water_management scrapped in 1948
gptkbp:year_created 1940-06-01