HMS Warspite
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HMS Warspite was a renowned British Royal Navy battleship celebrated for its distinguished combat service in both World Wars.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Queen Elizabeth-class battleship
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Royal Navy warship → |
| armament |
8 × 15-inch (381 mm) main guns
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anti-aircraft guns → secondary 6-inch guns → torpedo tubes → |
| awards |
most battle honours of any Royal Navy warship of her time
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| battle |
Battle of Jutland
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| battleHonour |
Atlantic 1940
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Crete 1941 → Jutland 1916 → Matapan 1941 → Mediterranean 1940–43 → Narvik 1940 → Normandy 1944 → Spartivento 1940 → Walcheren 1944 → |
| beam |
about 27 meters
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| builder |
Devonport Dockyard
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| class |
Queen Elizabeth class
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| commissioned |
1915-03-08
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| conflict |
World War I
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World War II → |
| country |
United Kingdom
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| crew |
about 1,000–1,200 officers and men (varied over time)
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| damage |
heavily damaged by German bombers off Crete in 1941
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hit by guided bomb (Fritz X) in 1943 → |
| decommissioned |
1945-02-01
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| displacement |
about 33,000 tons (full load, WWII)
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| fate |
sold for scrap
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| laidDown |
1912-10-31
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| launched |
1913-11-26
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| length |
about 196 meters
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| namedAfter |
Warspite (earlier Royal Navy ships)
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| nickname |
The Grand Old Lady
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| notableEngagement |
Battle of Cape Matapan
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D-Day landings (Normandy) → Second Battle of Narvik → Walcheren operations → |
| operator |
Royal Navy
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| pennantNumber |
03
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| propulsion |
steam turbines
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| refit |
major reconstruction in the 1930s
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| role |
fleet flagship at various times
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| scrapped |
1947
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| scrappingLocation |
near Penzance, Cornwall (wrecked en route to breakers)
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| serviceEntryConflict |
World War I
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World War II → |
| shipType |
battleship
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| topSpeed |
about 24 knots (as built)
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Battle of Cape Matapan
("British battleship Warspite")
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AlliedShip |
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Indian Ocean raid
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involvedUnit |
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HMS Warspite
("Warspite (earlier Royal Navy ships)")
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namedAfter |
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Battle of Lagos
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notableShip (British) |