HMS Plymouth

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:aircraft 1 × Westland Wessex helicopter
gptkbp:armament 6 × 6-inch guns
4 × 40 mm Bofors guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class Light cruiser
gptkbp:commissioned 1945
gptkbp:crewSize 600
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:Plymouth,_England
gptkbp:decommissioned 1978
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Gulf_of_Aden
gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:Persian_Gulf
Far_East
North_Atlantic
South_Atlantic
gptkbp:displacement 3,500 tons
gptkbp:exhibits Naval history
Yes
Guided tours
Memorabilia
Interactive displays
Ship's artifacts
gptkbp:fate Scrapped
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1977
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Plymouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Plymouth
gptkbp:launched 1943
gptkbp:length 613 feet
gptkbp:maintainedBy Museum ship
gptkbp:nickname The Mighty Plymouth
gptkbp:notableEvent Operation Grapple
Operation Musketeer
Participated_in_the_Korean_War
Cold_War_patrols
Participated_in_the_Suez_Crisis
gptkbp:openToPublic 1993
gptkbp:powers 80,000 shp
gptkbp:propulsion Steam turbines
gptkbp:radar Type 293
Type 974
gptkbp:range 10,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Birmingham
gptkb:HMS_Sheffield
gptkb:HMS_Newcastle
gptkbp:sonar Type 162
gptkbp:speed 32 knots