Nelson-class battleship

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battleship
gptkbp:aircraft_operated Seaplane
gptkbp:armament 12 × 6-inch guns
8 × 20 mm guns
16 × 40 mm guns
4 × 16-inch guns
gptkbp:armor Belt armor 12 inches
Deck armor 6 inches
Turret armor 16 inches
gptkbp:beam 106 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class gptkb:Nelson_class
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1941
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew 1,500 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1948
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Sir_John_Brown_&_Company
gptkbp:displacement 38,000 tons
gptkbp:drafted_by 32 feet
gptkbp:fate Scrapped
Scrapped in 1950s
gptkbp:historical_significance Symbol of British naval power.
First British battleship with all big gun armament.
Influenced post-war battleship designs.
Participated in major naval engagements.
Technological advancements in naval warfare.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nelson-class battleship
gptkbp:launched gptkb:1940
gptkbp:length 804 feet
gptkbp:name gptkb:HMS_Nelson
gptkb:HMS_Rodney
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:D-Day_landings
gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkbp:number_built 2
gptkbp:propulsion Steam turbines
gptkbp:radar gptkb:Type_281_radar
gptkbp:role gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:service_years 1927-1948
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:HMS_Rodney
gptkbp:speed 28 knots
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:HMS_Nelson
gptkb:HMS_Rodney
gptkb:King_George_V-class_battleship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5