HMS Starling III

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 10 × 20 mm Oerlikon guns
4 × QF 4.5 in guns
Hedgehog anti-submarine weapon
2 × QF 40 mm guns
Depth charge throwers
gptkbp:awardedBy Battle Honours
gptkbp:beam 36 ft
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:commissioned 1943-06-01
gptkbp:constructedIn Birkenhead
gptkbp:crew 190
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
1945-12-01
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:U-boat_U-1234
U-boat U-4567
U-boat U-7890
gptkbp:deployedTo Anti-submarine warfare
Amphibious operations
Rescue missions
Naval patrols
Convoy escort
gptkbp:displacement 1,370 tons
gptkbp:draft 11 ft
gptkbp:endurance 10 days at sea
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_James_Brown
Captain_Robert_Green
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Anti-submarine warfare effectiveness
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Starling III
gptkbp:launched 1943-03-12
gptkbp:legacy Part of the Starling-class frigates
gptkbp:length 301 ft
gptkbp:name gptkb:HMS_Starling_III
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
North_Atlantic
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:propulsion Steam turbine
gptkbp:range 3,500 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy HMS_Starling_IV
gptkbp:services 1943
gptkbp:serviceYears 1945
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Starling_II
HMS_Starling_IV
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:type gptkb:Frigate