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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Royal_Navy
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gptkbp:armament
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6 × 6-inch guns
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gptkbp:beam
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63 feet
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Cammell_Laird
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gptkbp:class
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Light cruiser
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gptkbp:commissioned
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gptkb:Admiral_Sir_Reginald_Aylmer_Ranfurly_Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax
1937
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gptkbp:complement
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800 crew members
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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gptkb:1959
gptkb:Royal_Navy
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gptkbp:deployment
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gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
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gptkbp:displacement
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8,000 tons
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gptkbp:drafted_by
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20 feet
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gptkbp:fate
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scrapped
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gptkbp:home_port
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gptkb:Portsmouth
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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HMS Southampton
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gptkbp:is_a_symbol_of
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British naval power in the 20th century
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gptkbp:is_acclaimed_for
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its speed and agility
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gptkbp:is_criticized_for
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vulnerabilities in design
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gptkbp:is_equipped_with
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torpedoes
radar systems
sonar systems
anti-submarine weapons
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gptkbp:is_featured_in
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various documentaries
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gptkbp:is_recognized_by
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its service during WWII
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gptkbp:is_sold_at
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a shipbreaker
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gptkbp:key_player
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naval strategy during WWII
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gptkbp:launched
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1936
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gptkbp:launched_in
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gptkb:Lady_Southampton
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gptkbp:length
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610 feet
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gptkbp:memorials
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naval history books
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gptkbp:name
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gptkb:HMS_Southampton
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gptkbp:named_after
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gptkb:Southampton,_England
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gptkbp:nickname
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The ' Southampton' class
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gptkbp:operates_under
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gptkb:British_Home_Fleet
gptkb:Mediterranean_Fleet
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gptkbp:participated_in
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gptkb:Battle_of_Cape_Matapan
gptkb:D-Day_landings
gptkb:Operation_Pedestal
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
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gptkbp:range
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10,000 nautical miles
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gptkbp:received
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battle honors
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gptkbp:served_in
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:sister_ship
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gptkb:HMS_Birmingham
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gptkbp:speed
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32 knots
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gptkbp:targets
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enemy submarines
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gptkbp:used_for
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training purposes after decommissioning
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gptkbp:was_involved_in
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Cold War operations
convoy escort missions
joint exercises with NATO forces
naval gunfire support
humanitarian missions post-war
anti-aircraft operations
shore bombardment missions
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gptkbp:was_part_of
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gptkb:Task_Force_88
Royal Navy's post-war fleet
the British Pacific Fleet.
the Royal Navy's modernization efforts
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:SMS_Blücher_(1915)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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