HMS Avon Vale
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HMS Avon Vale was a British Hunt-class escort destroyer of the Royal Navy that served in convoy protection and anti-submarine roles during the Second World War.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Avon Vale canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hunt-class escort destroyer
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Royal Navy warship ⓘ |
| allegiance | Allies of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armamentType |
anti-aircraft guns
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depth charges ⓘ naval guns ⓘ torpedoes ⓘ |
| category |
Escort destroyers
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Hunt-class destroyers of the Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II destroyers of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedFor |
coastal escort duties
ⓘ
convoy protection in restricted waters ⓘ |
| era | World War II era ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
anti-aircraft defense
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anti-submarine detection ⓘ convoy screening ⓘ surface combat ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | River Avon and River Vale (British rivers) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalEnsign | White Ensign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
British convoy system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Navy escort forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTheaterOfOperations |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
anti-submarine convoy defense
ⓘ
protection of Allied shipping ⓘ support of naval operations against Axis powers ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare
ⓘ
convoy escort ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| shipClass |
Hunt-class destroyer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hunt-class escort destroyer ⓘ |
| shipType |
destroyer
ⓘ
escort destroyer ⓘ |
| task |
anti-submarine patrols
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anti-surface raider patrols ⓘ escort of troop convoys ⓘ protection of merchant convoys ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Battle of the Atlantic
NERFINISHED
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Mediterranean naval operations ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.