HMS Mauritius

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:armament 6 × 6-inch guns
gptkbp:beam 66 ft 0 in
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class gptkb:C-class_cruiser
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1944
1944-01-01
gptkbp:complement 800 crew members
gptkbp:crew 800
gptkbp:decommissioned 1946
1946-01-01
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:Indian_Ocean
1945
gptkbp:displacement 10,000 tons
gptkbp:drafted_by 22 ft 0 in
gptkbp:engine 2 × Parsons geared turbines
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
gptkbp:historical_significance provided support for ground forces
influenced future cruiser designs
involved in post-war operations
contributed to naval warfare tactics
participated in joint exercises with other navies
engaged in anti-submarine warfare operations
demonstrated British naval power
part of the Royal Navy's efforts during WWII
served as a training ship post-war
was part of the British Pacific Fleet
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Mauritius
gptkbp:launch_date 1943-06-01
gptkbp:length 610 feet
610 ft 0 in
gptkbp:name gptkb:HMS_Mauritius
gptkbp:notable_event participated in the Battle of the Atlantic
provided naval gunfire support
supported D-Day landings
operated in the Mediterranean Sea
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
North Atlantic
gptkbp:propulsion 4 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
gptkbp:range 3,500 nautical miles
gptkbp:recommissioned 1944-01-01
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:HMS_Tiger
gptkbp:scrapped_in 1950
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:HMS_Ceylon
gptkbp:speed 32 knots
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:HMS_Llandaff
gptkb:Dido-class_light_cruiser
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7