HMS Legion

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/HMS_Legion

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament	8 × 21 in torpedo tubes 6 × 4.7 in guns AA guns
gptkbp:beam	37 ft
gptkbp:builder	gptkb:Hawthorn_Leslie_and_Company
gptkbp:class	gptkb:L-class_destroyer
gptkbp:commissioned	19 December 1940
gptkbp:complement	221
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:displacement	1,920 tons (standard)
gptkbp:draught	13 ft
gptkbp:fate	Sunk
gptkbp:launched	26 December 1939
gptkbp:length	362 ft
gptkbp:locationSunk	gptkb:Malta
gptkbp:name	gptkb:HMS_Legion
gptkbp:notableAction	Convoy escort in the Mediterranean Rescue of survivors from HMS Ark Royal
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:pennantNumber	G74
gptkbp:propulsion	Steam turbines
gptkbp:role	gptkb:ship
gptkbp:speed	36 knots
gptkbp:sunkBy	26 March 1942
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Malta_Convoys_1941 gptkb:Lofoten_Islands_Raid gptkb:L-class_destroyer gptkb:Operation_Halberd gptkb:Operation_Substance gptkb:Battle_of_Cap_Bon
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	HMS Legion