HMS Falcon (F 155)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Sea_Cat_missile_system
gptkbp:awards gptkb:NATO_Medal
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Yarrow_Shipbuilders
gptkbp:built gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:class gptkb:Frigate
gptkbp:commissioned 1965
gptkbp:crew 200 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:displacement 2,500 tons
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkb:Captain_David_Jones
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1994
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Falcon (F 155)
gptkbp:launched 1964
gptkbp:length 113 meters
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Falcon
gptkbp:notableEvent Counter-terrorism operations
Rescue operations
Search and rescue missions
Drug interdiction missions
Participation in fleet reviews
Port visits to various countries
Joint_exercises_with_NATO_forces
gptkbp:operates gptkb:British_Royal_Navy
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Marines
gptkbp:operationalArea North_Atlantic
gptkbp:operationalRole Patrol
gptkbp:participatedIn humanitarian missions
anti-piracy operations
NATO_exercises
gptkbp:productionYears 1965-1994
gptkbp:propulsion Gas turbine
gptkbp:radar Type 965 radar
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Clyde
gptkbp:secondaryMission Operation Grapple
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Forth
gptkbp:sonar Type 2050 sonar
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:status scrapped
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Mersey
gptkbp:usedFor training exercises
gptkbp:visitedBy Caribbean