HMS Howe
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HMS Howe was a British King George V-class battleship that served prominently with the Royal Navy during World War II, including operations in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Howe canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
King George V-class battleship
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Royal Navy warship ⓘ |
| armamentAA | multiple 40 mm and 20 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| armamentPrimary | 10 × 14-inch (356 mm) guns ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary | 16 × 5.25-inch (133 mm) dual-purpose guns ⓘ |
| armourBelt | up to 15 inches ⓘ |
| armourDeck | up to 6 inches ⓘ |
| armourTurrets | up to 13 inches ⓘ |
| beam | 31.5 metres ⓘ |
| builtAt | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | King George V class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1942-08-29 ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
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| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 1,500 officers and ratings ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1950-08-01 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | about 42,000 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | about 36,700 long tons ⓘ |
| draught | 10.4 metres ⓘ |
| fate | scrapped ⓘ |
| followedBy | HMS Vanguard (different class, later battleship) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1937-06-01 ⓘ |
| launched | 1940-04-09 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 227.1 metres ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 28 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Arctic convoys to the Soviet Union
NERFINISHED
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British Pacific Fleet operations ⓘ Operation Avalanche NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Husky NERFINISHED ⓘ bombardment of Salerno ⓘ bombardment of Sicily ⓘ operations off Okinawa ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | 32 ⓘ |
| powerOutput | about 110,000 shaft horsepower ⓘ |
| precededBy | HMS Anson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
4 shafts
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| role | fleet flagship at various times ⓘ |
| scrapped | 1958 ⓘ |
| scrappedAt | Inverkeithing, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipType | battleship ⓘ |
| shipyardLocation | Govan, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
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Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: HMS Howe Description of subject: HMS Howe was a British King George V-class battleship that served prominently with the Royal Navy during World War II, including operations in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters.
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