HMS Buttercup (M 79)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/HMS_Buttercup_%28M_79%29
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 2 x 20 mm Oerlikon guns
1 x 4-inch gun
gptkbp:beam 33 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Lloyds_Register_of_Shipping
gptkbp:class Flower-class minesweeper
gptkbp:commissioned 1953
gptkbp:complement 85 crew members
gptkbp:crew 85 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1971
gptkbp:displacement 1,000 tons
gptkbp:draft 9 feet
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:height 9 feet 0 inches
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Buttercup (M 79)
gptkbp:launched 1952
gptkbp:length 180 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 180 feet 0 inches
gptkbp:maxSpeed 16 knots
gptkbp:notableEvent Assisted in anti-submarine operations
Conducted fishery protection patrols
Participated_in_the_Suez_Crisis
Served_in_the_Mediterranean_Sea
Took_part_in_NATO_exercises
Supported_British_naval_operations_in_the_Cold_War
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engines
gptkbp:range 3,500 nautical miles
gptkbp:role Minesweeping
gptkbp:services 1953
1971
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Buttercup_(M_79)
gptkbp:speed 16 knots
gptkbp:width 33 feet 0 inches