HMS Wren VIII

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 4 x 20 mm Oerlikon cannons
gptkbp:averageTemperature 16 years
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Harland_and_Wolff
Belfast,_Northern_Ireland
gptkbp:built gptkb:Royal_Navy
1943
gptkbp:class Wren-class vessel
gptkbp:combatants 1950s upgrades
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1944
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin Wren bird
gptkbp:crew naval personnel
approximately 50 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1960
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:died multiple engagements
gptkbp:displacement 500 tons
standard displacement
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
scrapped in 1961
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Commander_Jane_Doe
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1959
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Plymouth
gptkbp:historicalContext post-World_War_II_naval_operations
gptkbp:historicalSignificance contributed to naval warfare tactics
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Wren VIII
gptkbp:launched 1943
gptkbp:length 60 meters
gptkbp:navalFleet part_of_Royal_Navy's_modernization_efforts.
gptkbp:notableEvent participated in D-Day operations
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkbp:notableOperations convoy escort missions
gptkbp:operationalArea North_Atlantic
gptkbp:operationalRole anti-submarine warfare
gptkbp:operationalStatus decommissioned
gptkbp:productionYears 1944-1960
gptkbp:propulsion diesel engines
gptkbp:range 3000 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Wren_IX
gptkbp:role escort vessel
gptkbp:secondaryMission training exercises
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:services 1960
active_during_Cold_War
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Wren_VII
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:status scrapped
gptkbp:type escort ship