Town-class cruisers (1936)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:ship
gptkbp:armament	12 × 6-inch (152 mm) guns
gptkbp:conflict	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:decommissioned	1950s-1960s
gptkbp:displacement	approx. 9,100 tons (standard)
gptkbp:enteredService	1937
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Town-class cruisers (1936)
gptkbp:length	approx. 591 ft (180 m)
gptkbp:museum	gptkb:London,_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:museumShip	gptkb:HMS_Belfast
gptkbp:notableAction	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic gptkb:Battle_of_North_Cape gptkb:Battle_of_the_Barents_Sea gptkb:Battle_of_the_Mediterranean gptkb:Normandy_landings gptkb:Operation_Torch gptkb:Battle_of_Cape_Matapan gptkb:Battle_of_the_River_Plate Arctic convoys Malta convoys
gptkbp:notableShip	gptkb:HMS_Liverpool gptkb:HMS_Belfast gptkb:HMS_Edinburgh gptkb:HMS_Sheffield gptkb:HMS_Glasgow gptkb:HMS_Manchester gptkb:HMS_Newcastle gptkb:HMS_Southampton gptkb:HMS_Birmingham gptkb:HMS_Gloucester
gptkbp:notableSurvivor	gptkb:HMS_Belfast
gptkbp:numberBuilt	10
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:predecessor	light cruiser
gptkbp:propulsion	steam turbines
gptkbp:speed	32 knots
gptkbp:subclassOf	gptkb:Gloucester_subclass Edinburgh subclass Southampton subclass
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:type	light cruiser
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:HMS_Belfast gptkb:Southampton-class_cruiser
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6