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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Royal_Navy
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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1 × Supermarine Seafire
1 × Fairey Firefly
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gptkbp:armament
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gptkb:20_×_20_mm_Oerlikon_guns
8 × 40 mm Bofors guns
8 × 4 in guns
6 × 6 in guns
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gptkbp:beam
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66 ft
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Cammell_Laird
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:Crown_Colony-class
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gptkbp:commissioned
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1943
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gptkbp:crew
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800 personnel
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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gptkb:1957
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gptkbp:deployment
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gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
North Atlantic
Far East
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gptkbp:displacement
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10,000 tons
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gptkbp:drafted_by
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22 ft
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gptkbp:fate
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Sold for scrap
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Supported landings at Normandy
Participated in the sinking of the German cruiser Prinz Eugen
First ship to engage in combat with a German U-boat
Provided naval gunfire support during the Korean War
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gptkbp:home_port
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gptkb:Portsmouth
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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HMS Jamaica
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gptkbp:launched
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gptkb:1942
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gptkbp:length
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610 ft
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Jamaica
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gptkbp:notable_event
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gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
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gptkbp:propulsion
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Geared turbine
4 × boilers
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gptkbp:radar
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gptkb:Type_277_radar
gptkb:Type_293_radar
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gptkbp:range
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3,500 nautical miles
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gptkbp:released
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Scrapped in 1960
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gptkbp:served_in
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gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:sister_ship
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gptkb:HMS_Ceylon
gptkb:HMS_Nigeria
gptkb:HMS_Bermuda
HMS Trinidad
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gptkbp:sonar
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Type 144 sonar
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gptkbp:speed
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32 knots
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gptkbp:type
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Light cruiser
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_North_Cape
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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