HMS Maori
E79519
HMS Maori was a British Tribal-class destroyer that served with distinction in the Royal Navy during World War II, notably participating in Mediterranean and North Atlantic operations before being lost in 1942.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Royal Navy warship
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Tribal-class destroyer → |
| armament |
1 × quadruple 2-pounder "pom-pom"
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4 × 0.5-inch machine guns → 4 × 21-inch torpedo tubes → 4 × twin 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns → depth charges → |
| beam |
36.5 feet
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| builder |
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
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| casualties |
crew killed and wounded in 1942 air raid
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| causeOfLoss |
bomb damage from German air raid
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| commissioned |
2 January 1939
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| conflict |
World War II
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| country |
United Kingdom
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| dateOfEvent |
May 1941
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| dateOfSinking |
12 February 1942
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| displacement |
1854 tons standard
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2519 tons full load → |
| draught |
11 feet
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| event |
took part in shadowing and attacking Bismarck
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| fate |
sunk
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| laidDown |
6 June 1936
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| launched |
2 September 1937
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| legacy |
parts of wreck remain a dive site off Malta
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| length |
377 feet
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| maximumSpeed |
36 knots
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| namedAfter |
Māori people
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| notableAction |
participated in the hunt for German battleship Bismarck
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| operator |
Royal Navy
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| participatedIn |
Battle of the Atlantic
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Malta convoys → operations off North Africa → |
| pennantNumber |
F24
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| placeBuilt |
Govan, Scotland
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| placeOfSinking |
Grand Harbour, Malta
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| portOfRegistry |
Portsmouth
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| powerOutput |
44000 shp
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| propulsion |
2 shafts
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steam turbines → |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare
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convoy escort → destroyer escort → fleet screening → |
| serviceEntry |
1939
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| shipClass |
Tribal-class destroyer
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| squadron |
4th Destroyer Flotilla
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| status |
wreck
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| theatre |
Mediterranean Sea
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North Atlantic Ocean → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Tribal-class destroyer (1936 design)
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hasShip |
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Operation Substance
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includedShip |
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HMS Sikh
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sisterShip |