Sheffield-class destroyer

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sheffield-class_destroyer

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:ship
gptkbp:aircraftCarried	gptkb:Lynx_helicopter
gptkbp:alternativeName	gptkb:ship
gptkbp:armament	gptkb:Sea_Dart_missile_system gptkb:4.5_inch_Mark_8_naval_gun Exocet anti-ship missiles (Batch 2 and 3)
gptkbp:batch	Batch 1 Batch 2 Batch 3
gptkbp:builder	gptkb:Swan_Hunter gptkb:Yarrow_Shipbuilders gptkb:Vickers_Shipbuilding_and_Engineering gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crewComplement	287
gptkbp:decommissioned	2013
gptkbp:displacement	4,820 tons (full load)
gptkbp:enteredService	1975
gptkbp:length	125 meters
gptkbp:notableEvent	HMS Sheffield sunk in Falklands War
gptkbp:notableShip	gptkb:HMS_Birmingham_(D86) gptkb:HMS_Liverpool_(D92) gptkb:HMS_Sheffield_(D80) gptkb:HMS_Coventry_(D118) gptkb:HMS_Exeter_(D89) gptkb:HMS_Manchester_(D95) gptkb:HMS_Southampton_(D90) gptkb:HMS_Newcastle_(D87) gptkb:HMS_York_(D98) HMS Cardiff (D108) HMS Edinburgh (D97) HMS Glasgow (D88) HMS Nottingham (D91)
gptkbp:numberBuilt	14
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:primaryUse	air-defence
gptkbp:propulsion	COGOG (Combined Gas or Gas)
gptkbp:radar	gptkb:Type_965_radar Type 1022 radar (later batches)
gptkbp:range	4,000 nautical miles at 18 knots
gptkbp:replacedBy	gptkb:ship
gptkbp:sonar	Type 184M sonar
gptkbp:speed	30 knots
gptkbp:status	retired
gptkbp:usedInConflict	gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Terran_Confederation
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Sheffield-class destroyer