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gptkbp:instanceOf
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light cruiser
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gptkbp:armament
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6 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
8 × 4 in (102 mm) dual-purpose guns
24 × 2 pdr (40 mm) AA guns
9 × 6 in (152 mm) guns
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gptkbp:battleHonours
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gptkb:Pacific_1945
gptkb:East_Indies_1945
Okinawa 1945
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gptkbp:beam
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63 ft
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Vickers-Armstrongs
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gptkbp:builtYear
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gptkb:Newcastle_upon_Tyne
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gptkbp:class
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Swiftsure-class cruiser
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gptkbp:commissioned
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22 June 1944
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gptkbp:complement
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900
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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1962
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gptkbp:destroyedBy
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1945 (mined)
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gptkbp:displacement
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8,800 tons (standard)
11,130 tons (full load)
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gptkbp:draught
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20 ft
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gptkbp:fate
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Scrapped
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gptkbp:flag
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gptkb:British_Pacific_Fleet
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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HMS Swiftsure (1943)
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gptkbp:laidDown
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22 September 1941
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gptkbp:launched
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4 February 1943
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gptkbp:length
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555 ft
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:HMS_Swiftsure_(1903)
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gptkbp:notableCommander
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Vice-Admiral Sir Bernard Rawlings
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:Royal_Navy
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gptkbp:pennantNumber
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08
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gptkbp:powers
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72,500 shp
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gptkbp:propulsion
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4 × Parsons geared steam turbines
4 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
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gptkbp:range
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8,300 nautical miles at 13 knots
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gptkbp:refit_cancelled
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1953
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gptkbp:renovated
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1949–1953
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gptkbp:scrapped
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1962
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gptkbp:serves
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gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:speed
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32.25 knots
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:HMS_Swiftsure
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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