HS Velos

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/HS_Velos
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:armament anti-aircraft guns
10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
5 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
gptkbp:beam 12.1 m
gptkbp:class gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:commissioned 1942
gptkbp:country gptkb:Greece
gptkbp:decommissioned 1991
gptkbp:displacement 2,050 tons (standard)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HS Velos
gptkbp:IMO_number 6112096
gptkbp:launched 1942
gptkbp:length 114.7 m
gptkbp:museum Palaio Faliro, Athens, Greece
gptkbp:museumShip Yes
gptkbp:namedAfter Velos (Greek for 'arrow')
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:1973_mutiny_against_Greek_military_junta
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Hellenic_Navy
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:ship
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:USS_Charrette
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Greek_Navy_(1959–1991)
gptkb:World_War_II_(as_USS_Charrette)
gptkbp:speed 35 knots
gptkbp:transferredTo gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:transferredToGreece 1959
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hellenic_Navy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5