HMS Viper C

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 4 × 40 mm Bofors guns
20 × 20 mm Oerlikon guns
4 × QF 4.5 inch guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:built gptkb:Grimsby
1950
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:HMS_Viper_Association
gptkbp:class V-class destroyer
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_James_Brown
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1944
gptkbp:crew_size 180 personnel
gptkbp:debutYear used for training
gptkbp:decommissioned 1947
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
1946
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
gptkbp:historical_significance anti-submarine warfare
naval gunfire support
training vessel
escort duties
anti-aircraft operations
convoy protection
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Plymouth
gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Viper C
gptkbp:launched 1943
gptkbp:legacy influenced future destroyer designs
gptkbp:length 76.5 meters
gptkbp:nickname Viper
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkbp:operational_area North_Atlantic
gptkbp:operational_status decommissioned
gptkbp:participatesIn Operation Overlord
D-Day landings
Operation Dragoon
gptkbp:propulsion 2 × steam turbines
gptkbp:radar Type 277 radar
gptkbp:range 3,500 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Daring
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:services gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:HMS_Venomous
gptkbp:sonar Type 144 sonar
gptkbp:speed 36 knots