HMS Ghurka (F72)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/HMS_Ghurka_%28F72%29
GPTKB entity
Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Frigate
gptkbp:armament Exocet missiles
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class gptkb:Leander-class_frigate
gptkbp:commissioned 1961
gptkbp:crew 250 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:Persian_Gulf
Bermuda
North_Atlantic
South_Atlantic
gptkbp:displacement 3,500 tons
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Plymouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Ghurka (F72)
gptkbp:launched 1960
gptkbp:length 113.4 meters
gptkbp:motto Courage_and_Loyalty
gptkbp:nickname Ghurka
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkbp:operationalHistory Served in various roles including anti-submarine warfare.
gptkbp:operations gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkbp:radar Type 965 radar
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Scylla
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gptkb:HMS_Ceres
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gptkbp:sonar Type 162 sonar
gptkbp:speed 28 knots