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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 40 mm Bofors gun
2 x 20 mm Oerlikon guns
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gptkbp:beam
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10 meters
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:Lloyds_Register_of_Shipping
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gptkbp:class
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Ton-class minesweeper
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gptkbp:commissioned
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1953
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gptkbp:complement
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40 crew members
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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1970
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gptkbp:deployedTo
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gptkb:Cold_War
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gptkbp:displacement
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600 tons
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gptkbp:draft
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2.5 meters
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gptkbp:fate
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Sold for scrap in 1971
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gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer
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gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_J._A._H._H._Houghton
Lieutenant_Commander_R._A._H._H._Houghton
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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 56)
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gptkbp:launched
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1952
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gptkbp:length
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50 meters
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gptkbp:motto
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To Seek and to Save
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gptkbp:nickname
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Kite
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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Operation Grapple
Operation Musketeer
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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gptkb:Royal_Navy
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gptkbp:participatedIn
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gptkb:UN_peacekeeping_missions
NATO_exercises
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gptkbp:propulsion
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gptkb:Diesel_engine
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gptkbp:radar
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Type 293 radar
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gptkbp:range
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3000 nautical miles
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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gptkb:HMS_Atherstone_(M_38)
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gptkbp:role
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Minesweeping
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gptkbp:servedIn
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gptkb:English_Channel
gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Bering_Sea
gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
gptkb:Gulf_of_Aden
gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:North_Sea
gptkb:Persian_Gulf
gptkb:South_China_Sea
Mediterranean_operations
Arctic_waters
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gptkbp:services
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1953
1970
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gptkbp:sisterShip
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gptkb:HMS_Wren_(M_59)
HMS_Cuckoo_(M_57)
HMS_Magpie_(M_58)
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gptkbp:sonar
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Type 174 sonar
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gptkbp:speed
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15 knots
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gptkbp:supportRole
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Naval training vessel
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