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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battleship
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gptkbp:armament
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8 × 15 in guns
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gptkbp:armor
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6 inches
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Cammell_Laird
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:Renown-class_battlecruiser
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gptkbp:commissioned
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1916
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gptkbp:crew
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1,200 personnel
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gptkbp:cultural_references
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featured in books and documentaries
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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1948
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gptkbp:deployment
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1941
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gptkbp:design
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British naval design of the early 20th century
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gptkbp:design_influence
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subsequent battlecruiser designs
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gptkbp:displacement
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32,000 tons
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gptkbp:famous_for
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being sunk by air attack
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gptkbp:fate
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sunk by Japanese aircraft
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gptkbp:historical_context
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World War II naval battles
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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significant loss for the Royal Navy
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gptkbp:historical_records
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extensive records in naval archives
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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one of the last battlecruisers in service
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gptkbp:home_port
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gptkb:Portsmouth
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Repulse
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gptkbp:launched
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1916
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced naval warfare tactics
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gptkbp:length
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840 feet
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gptkbp:location
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off the coast of Malaya
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gptkbp:memorials
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various memorials in the UK
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gptkbp:mission
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engaged in combat before sinking
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gptkbp:notable_case
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sinking during World War II
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gptkbp:notable_commanders
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Captain William John Mc Carthy
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gptkbp:notable_event
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gptkb:Malaya_Campaign
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gptkbp:notable_features
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high speed and heavy armament
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gptkbp:notable_ships
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advanced for its time
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gptkbp:operational_area
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Pacific Theater
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gptkbp:operational_history
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served in various naval operations
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gptkbp:operational_period
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1916-1941
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gptkbp:participated_in
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Java_Sea
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gptkbp:post_war_career
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not preserved as a museum ship
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gptkbp:propulsion
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turbine engines
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gptkbp:replaced_by
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aircraft carriers
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gptkbp:resting_place
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underwater wreck site
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gptkbp:served_in
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gptkb:Royal_Navy
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gptkbp:sister_ship
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gptkb:HMS_Renown
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gptkbp:speed
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32 knots
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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defending British interests in the Pacific
part of British naval strategy in the Pacific
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gptkbp:sunk
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December 1941
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gptkbp:survivors
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some crew members rescued
accounts from crew members after sinking
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:HMS_Repulse
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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