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gptkbp:instanceOf
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light cruiser
Royal Navy ship
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gptkbp:armament
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anti-aircraft guns
4 × 4.7 in guns
2 × quadruple 21 in torpedo tubes
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gptkbp:awarded
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Victoria Cross (to Lieutenant Commander Gerard Roope)
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gptkbp:awardedPosthumously
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Victoria Cross to Roope
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gptkbp:battle
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gptkb:Second_World_War
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gptkbp:beam
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33 ft
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Thornycroft
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gptkbp:casualties
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over 100 killed
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gptkbp:class
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light cruiser
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gptkbp:commissioned
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22 January 1936
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:crewComplement
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145
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gptkbp:displacement
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1,350 tons (standard)
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gptkbp:draught
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12 ft
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gptkbp:fate
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sunk in action
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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HMS Glowworm
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gptkbp:launched
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22 July 1935
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gptkbp:length
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323 ft
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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glow-worm (insect)
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gptkbp:notableCommander
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Lieutenant Commander Gerard Broadmead Roope
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gptkbp:notableEngagement
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Battle with German cruiser Admiral Hipper
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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rammed Admiral Hipper before sinking
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:Royal_Navy
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gptkbp:pennantNumber
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H92
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gptkbp:place_of_sinking
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gptkb:Norwegian_Sea
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gptkbp:propulsion
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steam turbines
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gptkbp:rescuedBy
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gptkb:Admiral_Hipper
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gptkbp:service
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gptkb:Home_Fleet
gptkb:Norwegian_Campaign
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gptkbp:sisterShip
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gptkb:HMS_Gallant
gptkb:HMS_Griffin
gptkb:HMS_Grafton
gptkb:HMS_Greyhound
HMS Garland
HMS Gipsy
HMS Grenade
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gptkbp:speed
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36 knots
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gptkbp:sunkBy
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8 April 1940
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gptkbp:yardNumber
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1127
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Destroyers_of_the_Royal_Navy
gptkb:light_cruiser
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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