HMS Wren LIX

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:alumni Veterans'_reunions_held_annually.
gptkbp:armament 8 x 20 mm Oerlikon guns
2 x 40 mm Bofors guns
4 x 4-inch guns
gptkbp:beam 36 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:built 1947
gptkbp:celebrates Commemorated in naval history books
gptkbp:class Wren-class
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1944
gptkbp:complement 150 crew members
gptkbp:crew Royal_Navy_training_exercises
gptkbp:culturalImpact Featured_in_documentaries_about_WWII_naval_operations
gptkbp:decommissioned 1946
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:draft 10 feet
gptkbp:engineType Steam turbine
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:Naval_Museum_in_Portsmouth
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1946
gptkbp:height 10 feet 0 inches
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Part of post-war naval strategy
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Wren LIX
gptkbp:launched 1944
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future ship designs
gptkbp:length 265 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 265 feet 0 inches
gptkbp:name gptkb:HMS_Wren_LIX
gptkbp:notableEvent Provided naval gunfire support
Assisted in mine clearance operations
Conducted anti-submarine patrols
Participated_in_Operation_Dragoon
Supported_Allied_landings_in_Southern_France
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:English_Channel
gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:propulsion 2 shafts
gptkbp:range 3,500 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Wren_II
gptkbp:services gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Wren
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:width 36 feet 0 inches