HMS Cygnet (M 48)

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:acquisition Acquired_by_the_Royal_Navy_in_1980
gptkbp:alumni Veterans_reunion_held_annually
gptkbp:armament 2 x 7.62 mm machine guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Yarrow_Shipbuilders
gptkbp:class gptkb:Sandown-class
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_J._M._H._Houghton
gptkb:Commander_J._A._M._McGowan
gptkbp:commissioned 1980
gptkbp:commissioningDate gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:crew 40
Conducted training for new recruits
gptkbp:decommissioned 2001
gptkbp:decommissioningDate gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Gulf_War
2000
gptkbp:displacement 600 tons
gptkbp:electronic_warfare Electronic countermeasures capability
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:MTU_diesel_engines
gptkbp:exhibits Displayed in naval museums
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
Scrapped in 2004
gptkbp:historical_significance Part_of_Cold_War_naval_strategy
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Cygnet (M 48)
gptkbp:launched 1978
gptkbp:legacy Legacy of mine countermeasure operations.
gptkbp:length 55 meters
gptkbp:militaryRank Participated_in_joint_exercises_with_NATO
gptkbp:name Cygnet
gptkbp:navalFleet gptkb:Home_Fleet
gptkbp:notable_event Assisted in mine clearance operations
gptkbp:operational_area North_Atlantic
gptkbp:operational_status Maintained high operational readiness throughout service
gptkbp:operationalHistory Participated_in_NATO_exercises
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:radar Type 1007
gptkbp:recognizes M 48
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Atherstone
gptkbp:role Mine countermeasures
gptkbp:sacraments 2001
gptkbp:services gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:HMS_Grimsby
gptkbp:sonar Type 2050
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:successor HMS Quorn
gptkbp:supportRole Naval training vessel
gptkbp:type gptkb:Minehunter