P-class destroyer
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The P-class destroyer was a group of Royal Navy warships built around the start of World War II, designed for fleet screening, anti-submarine warfare, and general escort duties.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| P-class destroyer canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy destroyer
ⓘ
destroyer class ⓘ |
| builtDuring | early World War II ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedAs | multi-role destroyer ⓘ |
| designedBy | British naval architects ⓘ |
| designedDuring | late 1930s ⓘ |
| designedFor |
anti-submarine warfare
ⓘ
escort duties ⓘ fleet screening ⓘ |
| designedToCounter |
submarines
ⓘ
surface raiders ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II era
|
| followedBy | Q-class destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArmamentType |
anti-aircraft guns
ⓘ
depth charges ⓘ naval guns ⓘ torpedoes ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Destroyer classes of the Royal Navy
ⓘ
World War II destroyers of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasRole |
anti-submarine escort
ⓘ
anti-surface warfare ⓘ fleet screening ship ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Royal Navy destroyer development lineage ⓘ |
| navalTechnologyEra | interwar and early WWII destroyer design ⓘ |
| navyBranch | Royal Navy surface fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Navy destroyer flotillas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | O-class destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
protection of larger fleet units
ⓘ
protection of merchant shipping ⓘ |
| propulsionType | steam turbine ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | British Commonwealth naval forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod | early 1940s ⓘ |
| shipType | conventional-hull destroyer ⓘ |
| usedFor |
anti-submarine patrols
ⓘ
convoy escort ⓘ fleet screening ⓘ general escort duties ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Atlantic theatre of World War II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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