HMS Richmond

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:armament 2 × 40 mm Bofors guns
4 × 4.5 inch guns
4 × 20 mm Oerlikon guns
8 × 4 inch guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkb:Birkenhead
gptkbp:class Town-class
gptkbp:commissioned 1941
gptkbp:complement 800 crew members
gptkbp:decommissioned 1948
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:Indian_Ocean
Far East
gptkbp:displacement 3,500 tons
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Richmond
gptkbp:launched gptkb:1940
gptkbp:length 169 meters
gptkbp:name gptkb:HMS_Richmond
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Richie
gptkbp:notable_event anti-submarine warfare
joint operations with allies
training exercises
participated in naval exercises
supporting land forces
patrol duties
naval blockade operations
conducted search and rescue operations
sank U-boat
participated in fleet reviews
assisted in humanitarian missions
engaged in naval diplomacy
rescued survivors
bombardment of enemy positions
participated in convoy escort
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:operational_status decommissioned
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:D-Day_landings
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkbp:propulsion Geared turbines
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:HMS_Liverpool
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:service_years 1941-1948
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:HMS_Sheffield
gptkbp:speed 32 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Birmingham
gptkbp:waste_management sold for scrap
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:HMS_Norfolk
gptkb:British_naval_forces
gptkb:battleship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4