K-class destroyer
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The K-class destroyer was a group of Royal Navy warships built in the late 1930s, designed for high-speed fleet escort and anti-submarine duties during World War II.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Royal Navy destroyer
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destroyer class → |
| belongsToNavy |
Royal Navy
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| builtInDecade |
1930s
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| conflict |
Second World War
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| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| designedBy |
British naval architects
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| designedFor |
anti-submarine warfare
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fleet escort → high-speed operations → |
| designedToCounter |
air threats
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submarines → |
| designedUnder |
Royal Navy destroyer construction programs of the 1930s
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| era |
World War II
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interwar period → |
| hasArmamentType |
anti-aircraft guns
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depth charges → naval guns → torpedoes → |
| hasASWCapability |
yes
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| hasCombatRole |
anti-aircraft defense
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anti-submarine screening → screening capital ships → |
| hasCrewType |
Royal Navy sailors
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| hasDisplacementClass |
destroyer-sized
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| hasHighSpeedCapability |
yes
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| hasHullType |
steel hull
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| hasOperationalPeriod |
1939–1945
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| hasPrimaryMission |
convoy escort
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protection of larger warships → |
| hasPropulsion |
steam turbines
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| hasShipType |
surface combatant
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| hasSpeedCharacteristic |
high speed
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| hasTechnologyLevel |
pre-war destroyer design
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| laidDownInPeriod |
late 1930s
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| navalRole |
destroyer
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| operator |
Royal Navy
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| partOf |
Royal Navy destroyer flotillas
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| serviceBranch |
Royal Navy
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| usedAs |
anti-submarine escort
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fleet escort ship → |
| usedBy |
British fleet
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| usedDuring |
Battle of the Atlantic
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convoy escort operations → |
| usedInTheater |
Atlantic Ocean
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European waters → Mediterranean Sea → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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HMS Kimberley
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class |