Neptune-class battlecruiser

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:armament 12-inch guns
gptkbp:armor 3 inches
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:HMS_Neptune
gptkbp:completed 1928
gptkbp:crew_capacity 800
gptkbp:decommissioned 1950s
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
North Atlantic
gptkbp:design_features high speed
light armor
heavy armament
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:displacement 26,000 tons
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:D-Day_landings
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
Mediterranean campaigns
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:historical_context interwar period
naval arms race
World War I aftermath
gptkbp:historical_significance interwar naval strategy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Neptune-class battlecruiser
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Admiral_Sir_Reginald_Bacon
gptkb:Admiral_Sir_John_Fisher
gptkb:Admiral_Sir_Dudley_Pound
gptkbp:launched gptkb:1920
gptkbp:legacy impact on naval tactics
influence on modern naval design
development of fast battleships
gptkbp:length 800 feet
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:HMS_Neptune
gptkb:HMS_Centaur
gptkb:HMS_Ajax
gptkbp:number_built gptkb:3
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:British_Royal_Navy
gptkbp:operational_range 10,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:primary_role gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:replaced_by aircraft carriers
gptkbp:retirement post-war naval reductions
gptkbp:service_frequency 1920s to 1940s
gptkbp:speed 32 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Tiger-class_cruiser
gptkbp:type_of light battlecruiser
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:HMS_Neptune
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6