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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
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gptkbp:armament
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1 x 4-inch gun
2 x Oerlikon 20 mm cannons
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkb:Birkenhead,_England
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gptkbp:commissioned
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1940
Admiralty
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gptkbp:crewSize
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50 personnel
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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gptkb:Royal_Navy
1945
1945-12-31
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gptkbp:displacement
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600 tons
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gptkbp:engineType
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gptkb:Diesel_engine
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gptkbp:fate
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sold for scrap
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gptkbp:finalDisposal
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Scrapped in 1946
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gptkbp:finaleDate
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1946-01-01
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gptkbp:geographicalFeature
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gptkb:Cammell_Laird_shipyard
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Part_of_the_Royal_Navy's_WWII_efforts
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gptkbp:homePort
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gptkb:Portsmouth
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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HMS Kite (M 31)
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gptkbp:launchDate
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1940
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gptkbp:legacy
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Contributed to mine warfare tactics
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gptkbp:length
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50.5 meters
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gptkbp:militaryService
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White Ensign
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gptkbp:navalFleet
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
Survived multiple mine explosions
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gptkbp:operationalArea
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gptkb:North_Sea
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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Decommissioned
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gptkbp:postWarCareer
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Scrapped
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gptkbp:primaryFunction
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Mine countermeasures
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gptkbp:productionYears
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1940-1945
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gptkbp:propulsion
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Twin screw
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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Modern minesweepers
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gptkbp:role
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Minesweeping
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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1940-06-01
Numerous minesweeping operations
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gptkbp:serviceBranch
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gptkb:Royal_Navy
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gptkbp:serviceHistory
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Served_in_the_North_Atlantic_and_Mediterranean
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gptkbp:significantEvent
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Clearing mines post-D-Day
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gptkbp:sisterShip
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gptkb:HMS_Magpie_(M_32)
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gptkbp:speed
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20 knots
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gptkbp:type
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M-class minesweeper
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1940
1945
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