HMS Encounter
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HMS Encounter was a British Royal Navy E-class destroyer that served in the Mediterranean and Pacific during the early years of World War II before being sunk in 1942.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
E-class destroyer
ⓘ
Royal Navy destroyer ⓘ |
| armament |
4.7-inch naval guns
ⓘ
torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| class | E-class destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedFor |
fleet escort duties
ⓘ
high-speed operations ⓘ offensive torpedo attacks ⓘ |
| fate | Sunk in action ⓘ |
| followedByClass | F-class destroyer ⓘ |
| hasType | destroyer warship ⓘ |
| navalBranch | Surface combatant force ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Pacific Fleet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededByClass | D-class destroyer ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| serviceEndPeriod | 1942 ⓘ |
| serviceStartPeriod | early Second World War ⓘ |
| sunkBy | Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkIn | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkInYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| theatre |
Mediterranean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
anti-submarine warfare
ⓘ
convoy escort ⓘ fleet screening ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.