HMS Kimberley
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HMS Kimberley was a British K-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw extensive service during the Second World War, particularly in the Mediterranean and North African campaigns.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
K-class destroyer
→
Royal Navy destroyer → |
| armament |
4 × 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns
→
anti-aircraft guns → depth charges → torpedo tubes → |
| beam | 35 feet 8 inches → |
| builder | John I. Thornycroft & Company → |
| class | K-class destroyer → |
| commissioned | 21 December 1939 → |
| conflict |
World War II
→
surface form: "Second World War"
|
| country | United Kingdom → |
| crewComplement | about 183 officers and men → |
| damaged | by enemy action during Mediterranean operations → |
| decommissioned | late 1940s → |
| displacement | 1690 tons standard → |
| laidDown | 17 January 1938 → |
| launched | 1 June 1939 → |
| length | 339 feet → |
| namedAfter |
Kimberley
→
surface form: "Kimberley, South Africa"
|
| navalEnsign | White Ensign → |
| notableFor | extensive service in Mediterranean and North African campaigns → |
| operator | Royal Navy → |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Calabria
→
Battle of Cape Matapan → Battle of Cape Spada → Battle of Crete → East African campaign → |
| pennantNumber | F50 → |
| postwarUse | training duties → |
| propulsion | steam turbines → |
| refitted | in the United Kingdom during the war → |
| role |
convoy escort
→
fleet screening → shore bombardment → |
| scrapped | 1951 → |
| scrappedAt | Newport, Wales → |
| serviceEntry | 1939 → |
| shipyard | Woolston, Southampton → |
| soldForScrap | 1950 → |
| theatre |
Aegean Sea
→
Mediterranean Sea → North African campaign → Operation Weserübung →
surface form: "Norwegian campaign"
Red Sea → |
| tookPartIn |
Malta convoy operations
→
Sicily campaign support → Tobruk supply runs → |
| topSpeed | 36 knots → |
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