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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 × 40 mm Bofors guns
8 × 20 mm Oerlikon guns
4 × 4 in guns
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gptkbp:beam
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33 feet
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkb:Birkenhead,_England
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gptkbp:built
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gptkb:Grays,_Essex
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gptkbp:class
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Bird class
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gptkbp:commissioned
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1943
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gptkbp:complement
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150 crew members
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gptkbp:crew
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Naval training exercises
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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1946
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gptkbp:deployedTo
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gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
1945
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gptkbp:displacement
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1,200 tons
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gptkbp:draft
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10 feet
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gptkbp:famous_for
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Rescue missions
Patrol duties
Anti-aircraft operations
Convoy escort duties
Mine sweeping operations
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gptkbp:fate
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Sold for scrap
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Part_of_the_Royal_Navy's_WWII_fleet
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gptkbp:historicalRecords
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Preserved in naval archives
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gptkbp:homePort
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gptkb:Plymouth
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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HMS Whimbrel
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gptkbp:launched
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1942
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gptkbp:length
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265 feet
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gptkbp:motto
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None known
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gptkbp:nickname
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None known
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gptkbp:notable_event
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Provided naval gunfire support
Participated in Operation Overlord
Supported D-Day landings
Engaged in anti-submarine warfare
Served_in_the_Far_East
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gptkbp:origin
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Whimbrel bird
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gptkbp:propulsion
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gptkb:Diesel_engines
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gptkbp:range
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1,500 nautical miles
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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nan
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gptkbp:services
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:sister_ship
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gptkb:HMS_Wren
HMS Widgeon
HMS Woodcock
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gptkbp:speed
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20 knots
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gptkbp:status
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Scrapped
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gptkbp:successor
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nan
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