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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
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gptkbp:armament
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2 x 20 mm Oerlikon guns
1 x 4-inch gun
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Harland_and_Wolff
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gptkbp:classification
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gptkb:Minesweeper
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gptkbp:commissioned
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gptkb:Royal_Navy
1941
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gptkbp:constructedIn
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Belfast,_Northern_Ireland
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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Violette_flower
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gptkbp:crewSize
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50 personnel
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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1946
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gptkbp:deployedTo
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gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:North_Sea
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gptkbp:displacement
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800 tons
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gptkbp:fate
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sold for scrap
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gptkbp:finalDisposal
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scrapped in 1950
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gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer
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gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_John_Smith
gptkb:Commander_James_Brown
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gptkbp:flag
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White Ensign
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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minesweeping operations
D-Day landings support
post-war mine clearance
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gptkbp:homePort
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gptkb:Portsmouth
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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HMS Violette (M 44)
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gptkbp:launchDate
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1940
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gptkbp:launched
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Queen Mary
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gptkbp:length
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62.5 meters
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gptkbp:motto
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“In_Violette_Veritas”
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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participated_in_Operation_Neptune
swept_mines_in_the_English_Channel
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gptkbp:operationalArea
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European_waters
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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decommissioned
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gptkbp:propulsion
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diesel engine
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gptkbp:range
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3000 nautical miles
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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HMS_Violette_(M_44)_II
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gptkbp:servedIn
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1946
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gptkbp:services
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:sisterShip
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HMS_Cowslip_(M_44)
HMS_Mallow_(M_44)
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gptkbp:speed
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16 knots
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gptkbp:type
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M-class minesweeper
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