HMS Geranium (M 72)

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament machine guns
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Royal_Navy_Reserve
gptkbp:awards gptkb:NATO_Medal
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Harland_and_Wolff
gptkbp:built gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:class M-class
gptkbp:commissioned 1954
gptkbp:commissioningDate gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Belfast
gptkbp:crewSize 40 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1980
1980-12-31
gptkbp:decommissioningDate gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Falkland_Islands
gptkbp:displacement 500 tons
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
gptkbp:featuredIn naval documentaries
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_John_Smith
gptkb:Commander_Jane_Doe
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1980
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Plymouth
gptkbp:firstPublished 1975
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold_War_operations
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Geranium (M 72)
gptkbp:knownFor minesweeping capabilities
gptkbp:launchDate 1953
gptkbp:launched Queen Elizabeth II
gptkbp:length 50 meters
gptkbp:motto “Swift and Sure”
gptkbp:nickname The Flower Ship
gptkbp:notableEvent participated_in_NATO_exercises
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:participatedIn Operation Grapple
gptkbp:propulsion diesel engines
gptkbp:range 2,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Cattistock
gptkbp:retired active service
gptkbp:role minesweeping
gptkbp:secondaryMission 1980
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Gossamer
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:supportRole cadet training
gptkbp:trainingExercises Joint Warrior
gptkbp:type M-class minesweeper
gptkbp:usedFor mine clearance