HMS Curlew (M 77)

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 2 x 7.62 mm machine guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Yarrow_Shipbuilders
gptkbp:built gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:class gptkb:Minehunter
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1981
gptkbp:commissioningDate Royal_Navy_personnel
gptkbp:crew 40
Royal_Navy_training_exercises
gptkbp:decommissioned 2001
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 2001-03-30
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkbp:design British_design
gptkbp:displacement 600 tons
Light displacement
gptkbp:engineType Diesel-electric
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Commander_John_Smith
gptkbp:firstDeployment 2000
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:flag White Ensign
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First of her class
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:HMNB_Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Curlew (M 77)
gptkbp:launchDate 1980
gptkbp:legacy Minehunter class development
gptkbp:length 55 meters
gptkbp:maxRange 2000 nautical miles
gptkbp:motto Courage_and_Loyalty
gptkbp:nickname Curlew
gptkbp:notableOperations Operation Shader
gptkbp:numberOfEpisodes 2
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:operationalRole Anti-mine warfare
gptkbp:operationalStatus Retired
gptkbp:primaryMission Mine hunting
gptkbp:productionYears 1981-2001
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engines
Screw propulsion
gptkbp:radar Type 1007
gptkbp:retirementYear Budget cuts
gptkbp:role Mine countermeasures
gptkbp:secondaryMission Surveillance
Mine clearance operations
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Cattistock_(M_31)
gptkbp:sonar Type 2093
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:status Decommissioned
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Shoreham_(M_112)
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1978
1980