HMS Repulse (S 21)

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:aircraft 88 Japanese aircraft
gptkbp:armament 16 × 4 in guns
8 × 15 in guns
4 × 21 in torpedo tubes
8 × 2-pounder guns
gptkbp:beam 106 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:casualties 38 personnel
gptkbp:celebrates Various_memorials_in_the_UK
gptkbp:class Battlecruiser
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_J._H._D._W._H._H._Smith
gptkb:Captain_W._H._H._Smith
gptkbp:commissioned 1933
Admiralty
gptkbp:crew 1,200 personnel
513 personnel
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:South_China_Sea
2007
3,000 meters
gptkbp:decommissioned 1941
1948
gptkbp:defeated 1941
gptkbp:displacement 33,000 tons
gptkbp:fate Sunk in action
sunk_by_Japanese_aircraft
gptkbp:flowsInto 3
gptkbp:grantDate 1950
gptkbp:historical_significance First British capital ship sunk in action since World War I
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_British_Pacific_Fleet
gptkbp:historicalRecords Royal_Navy_archives
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Singapore
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Repulse (S 21)
gptkbp:launched 1931
gptkbp:legacy Influenced naval warfare tactics
gptkbp:length 840 feet
gptkbp:model Scale model available
gptkbp:motto nan
gptkbp:navalFleet gptkb:Captain_William_Tennant
gptkbp:nickname Repulse
gptkbp:notable_event Battle of the South China Sea
gptkbp:propulsion Steam turbine
gptkbp:resolution 6 inches
gptkbp:screenings nan
gptkbp:secondary_mission Operation Matador
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Admiral_Sir_Tom_Phillips
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:HMS_Renown
gptkbp:speed 32 knots