HMS Ajax
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HMS Ajax was a British Royal Navy warship that served as part of the King George V-class of battleships during the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Ajax canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy warship
ⓘ
light cruiser ⓘ |
| armament |
4 × 4-inch (102 mm) guns
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8 × 6-inch (152 mm) guns in four twin turrets ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| awardedHonor |
Battle honour "Atlantic 1939–40"
NERFINISHED
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Battle honour "Mediterranean 1940–43" NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle honour "Normandy 1944" ⓘ Battle honour "River Plate 1939" ⓘ Battle honour "South France 1944" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Cape Matapan
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Crete NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the River Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Normandy landings NERFINISHED ⓘ Salerno landings NERFINISHED ⓘ Sicily landings ⓘ |
| builder | Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow-in-Furness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1935-06-03 ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 550 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1948-02-13 ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 7,000 tons standard ⓘ |
| engagedShip | Admiral Graf Spee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| fate | scrapped ⓘ |
| flagshipOf | Commodore Henry Harwood at the Battle of the River Plate ⓘ |
| homePort | Portsmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | 22 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1933-02-07 ⓘ |
| launched | 1934-03-01 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 554 feet ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 32.5 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ajax (mythological hero) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Henry Harwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Leander-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | 22 ⓘ |
| propulsion |
four shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| scrapped | 1949 ⓘ |
| scrappedAt | Inverkeithing, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | interwar period ⓘ |
| shipClass | Leander-class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre |
Mediterranean Sea
NERFINISHED
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South Atlantic ⓘ |
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