HMS Wren XXIV

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 2 × 40 mm Bofors guns
4 × 4.5 inch guns
8 × 20 mm Oerlikon guns
gptkbp:beam 36 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class Wren-class
gptkbp:commissioned 1944
gptkbp:crew 150 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1960
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
North_Atlantic
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1960
Scrapping in 1961
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Participated in D-Day landings
Provided naval gunfire support
Engaged in anti-submarine operations
Served in post-war operations
Supported_Arctic_convoys
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Wren XXIV
gptkbp:launched 1943
gptkbp:legacy Memorialized in naval history
Part of the Wren-class legacy
gptkbp:length 265 feet
gptkbp:nickname None known
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkb:Captain_James_Brown
gptkbp:propulsion 2 × shafts
2 × diesel engines
gptkbp:radar Type 277 radar
Type 291 radar
gptkbp:range 3,500 nautical miles
gptkbp:role Anti-submarine warfare
Escort_vessel
gptkbp:services gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Wren_XXIII
gptkb:HMS_Wren_XXV
gptkbp:sonar Type 144 sonar
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:type Warship