HMS Kelly

GPTKB entity

Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Royal Navy ship
gptkbp:armament 10 × 21 in torpedo tubes
8 × 0.5 in machine guns
1 × 4 in AA gun
6 × 4.7 in guns
gptkbp:awards Battle honours: Norway, Atlantic, Dunkirk, English Channel, Mediterranean, Crete
gptkbp:beam 35 ft
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Hawthorn_Leslie_and_Company
gptkbp:class K-class destroyer
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Lord_Louis_Mountbatten
gptkbp:commissioned 1939
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crewComplement 183
gptkbp:destroyedBy mine (May 1940)
torpedo (May 1940)
gptkbp:displacement 1,695 tons (standard)
gptkbp:draught 9 ft
gptkbp:fate Sunk by German aircraft
gptkbp:featuredIn Inspiration for the film 'In Which We Serve'
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Kelly
gptkbp:launched 1938
gptkbp:length 339 ft
gptkbp:locationSunk off Crete, Mediterranean Sea
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Sir_John_Kelly
gptkbp:notableFor Gallantry and resilience in WWII
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Dunkirk_evacuation
gptkb:Norwegian_Campaign
gptkbp:pennantNumber F01
gptkbp:speed 36 knots
gptkbp:sunkBy gptkb:Battle_of_Crete
1941
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Destroyers_of_the_Royal_Navy
gptkb:J-,_K-_and_N-class_destroyer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5