River-class destroyer escort

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:ship
gptkbp:armament	torpedoes surface-to-air missiles 4.5 inch guns anti-submarine mortars
gptkbp:builtBy	gptkb:Harland_and_Wolff gptkb:Williamstown_Dockyard gptkb:Cockatoo_Island_Dockyard
gptkbp:category	Frigates of the Royal Navy Cold War naval ships Frigates of the Royal Australian Navy
gptkbp:designedBy	gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:displacement	2,150 tons
gptkbp:enteredService	1959
gptkbp:length	113 meters
gptkbp:notableShip	gptkb:HMAS_Parramatta_(DE_46) gptkb:HMAS_Stuart_(DE_48) gptkb:HMAS_Yarra_(DE_45) gptkb:HMNZS_Waikato_(F55) gptkb:HMS_Leander_(F109)
gptkbp:numberBuilt	14
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:Royal_Navy gptkb:Royal_Australian_Navy gptkb:Royal_New_Zealand_Navy
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Type_12_frigate
gptkbp:propulsion	steam turbines
gptkbp:speed	30 knots
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:type	gptkb:ship light cruiser
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:Falklands_War gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Halifax-class_frigates
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6