HMS Atherstone (M 116)

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 2 x 7.62 mm machine guns
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:NATO_Medal
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Yarrow_Shipbuilders
gptkbp:class gptkb:Minehunter
gptkbp:commissioned 1981
gptkbp:commissioningDate gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:crew 40
gptkbp:decommissioned 2017
gptkbp:decommissioningDate gptkb:Captain_James_Brown
gptkbp:deployedTo Gulf region
gptkbp:displacement 600 tons
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_David_Jones
gptkb:Commander_Sarah_White
gptkbp:firstDeployment 2016
gptkbp:flag White Ensign
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:HMNB_Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Atherstone (M 116)
gptkbp:launchDate 1980
gptkbp:length 60 meters
gptkbp:motto To the Sea
gptkbp:nickname Atherstone
gptkbp:notableOperations Operation Shader
gptkbp:operationalArea North_Atlantic
gptkbp:operationalRole Mine warfare
gptkbp:operationalStatus Decommissioned
gptkbp:participatedIn NATO_exercises
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Fishery_Protection_Squadron
gptkbp:primaryMission Mine clearance
gptkbp:productionYears 1981-2017
gptkbp:propulsion Water jet propulsion
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Bangor_(M_37)
gptkbp:role Mine countermeasures
gptkbp:secondaryMission Counter-terrorism operations
Anti-piracy operations
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Brocklesby_(M_33)
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Grimsby_(M_108)
gptkbp:survivability Designed for shallow waters
gptkbp:trainingExercises Joint Warrior
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1978