HMS Wren LII

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 4 x 4 inch guns
8 x 20 mm Oerlikon guns
2 x 40 mm Bofors guns
gptkbp:beam 36 feet
36 feet 0 inches
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkb:Birkenhead,_England
gptkbp:built 1947-01-01
gptkbp:class Wren-class
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1944
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1944-06-01
gptkbp:complement 150 crew members
gptkbp:crewCapacity 150 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1946
1946-12-01
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:draft 10 feet
10 feet 0 inches
gptkbp:engineType Steam turbine
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
gptkbp:finalDisposal 1947
gptkbp:finalScore Scrapped in 1947
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Anti-submarine warfare
Convoy escort
Naval_operations_in_WWII
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Plymouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Wren LII
gptkbp:launched 1944
gptkbp:length 265 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 265 feet 0 inches
gptkbp:maxSpeed 20 knots
gptkbp:nickname The Wren
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
D-Day landings
Mediterranean_operations
gptkbp:operationalArea European_waters
gptkbp:operations gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:primaryMission Escort_and_patrol
gptkbp:propulsion 2 shafts
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Wren_LIII
gptkbp:role escort vessel
gptkbp:secondaryMission Anti-aircraft defense
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:English_Channel
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
North_Atlantic
gptkbp:serviceYears 1944-1946
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Wren_LIII
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:status scrapped