HMS Templar

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/HMS_Templar
GPTKB entity
Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 4 × 4.5 inch guns
8 × 40 mm Bofors guns
20 × 20 mm Oerlikon guns
gptkbp:awards Battle Honours
gptkbp:beam 36 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1943
gptkbp:complement 190 crew members
gptkbp:constructedIn Birkenhead
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1946
gptkbp:deployedTo D-Day landings
gptkbp:displacement 1,750 tons
gptkbp:famousFor Humanitarian missions
Training exercises
Naval exercises
Search and rescue missions
Naval blockades
Patrol duties
Naval diplomacy
Fleet maneuvers
Joint operations with allies
Anti-aircraft operations
Convoy protection
Escort_duties
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:finalDisposal 1958
gptkbp:firstPublished 1950
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold War era
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Templar
gptkbp:launched 1942
gptkbp:length 362 feet
gptkbp:maxRange 3,500 nautical miles
gptkbp:name gptkb:HMS_Templar
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
North_Atlantic
gptkbp:operationalArea European_waters
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:propulsion Steam turbines
gptkbp:radar Type 277 radar
gptkbp:role Anti-submarine warfare
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:British_Fleet
gptkbp:serviceYears 1943-1946
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Tactician
HMS Tartar
HMS Tynedale
gptkbp:sonar Type 147 sonar
gptkbp:speed 36 knots
gptkbp:type gptkb:Destroyer