HMS Cormorant (F 20) XXIX

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Sea_Cat_missiles
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class C-class frigate
gptkbp:commissionDate 1955-01-01
gptkbp:commissioned 1955
gptkbp:completed 1955
gptkbp:crew 200 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1978
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1978-12-31
Age and obsolescence
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:displacement 2,500 tons
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:finalDisposal 1980
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:Portsmouth_Naval_Base
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Cormorant (F 20) XXIX
gptkbp:launchDate 1954-06-15
gptkbp:launched 1954
gptkbp:legacy Served_during_the_Cold_War
gptkbp:length 113 meters
gptkbp:maxRange 4,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:nickname Cormorant
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkbp:notableOperations Operation Grapple
gptkbp:operatingHours ECM suite
gptkbp:operationalArea North_Atlantic
gptkbp:operationalStatus Retired
gptkbp:participatedIn Cold_War_operations
gptkbp:productionYears 1955-1978
gptkbp:propulsion Twin screw
gptkbp:radar Type 965 radar
gptkbp:replacedBy HMS Cormorant (F 20) XXX
gptkbp:secondaryMission Training exercises
gptkbp:secondaryRole Anti-submarine warfare
Escort_duties
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:sisterShip HMS_Cormorant_(F_20)_XXVIII
gptkbp:sonar Type 174 sonar
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:status Decommissioned
gptkbp:supportRole Naval training vessel
gptkbp:type gptkb:Frigate