HMS Falcon (M 44)

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 20 mm Oerlikon cannon
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:built gptkb:Cammell_Laird_shipyard
1954
gptkbp:casualties nan
gptkbp:class gptkb:Minehunter
gptkbp:commissioned 1954
gptkbp:commissioningDate gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:crew Royal_Navy_training_programs
gptkbp:crewSize 40 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:decommissioningDate gptkb:Portsmouth
1994-03-31
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkbp:displacement 500 tons
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:finalDisposal 30 personnel
gptkbp:finalScore Scrapped in 1995
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Commander_John_Doe
gptkb:Commander_John_Smith
gptkb:Commander_Jane_Doe
gptkbp:firstDeployment gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
1955
1993
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First of her class
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:Portsmouth_Naval_Base
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Falcon (M 44)
gptkbp:innovation Upgraded in 1980s
gptkbp:launchDate 1953
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Lady_Smith
gptkbp:length 50 meters
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Falcon
gptkbp:notableEvent Participated_in_NATO_exercises
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:operationalHistory Served in various conflicts
gptkbp:operationalStatus Retired
gptkbp:participatedIn Operation Shader
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:HMS_Atherstone_(M_38)
gptkbp:productionYears 1954-1994
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engines
gptkbp:range 2000 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Shoreham_(M_112)
gptkbp:secondaryMission Successful
Mine clearance operations
gptkbp:secondaryRole Patrol
Mine countermeasures
gptkbp:serviceYears 40 years
gptkbp:sisterShip HMS_Alacrity_(M_40)
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:status Decommissioned
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Grimsby_(M_109)