HMS Grimsby (M 37)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 4 x 20 mm Oerlikon guns
gptkbp:beam 9.1 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class gptkb:Minesweeper
gptkbp:commissioned 1940
gptkbp:constructedIn Birkenhead
gptkbp:crewSize 50
gptkbp:decommissioned 1946
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:died gptkb:HMS_Grimsby_(M_37)_II
gptkbp:displacement 1,000 tons
800 tons
gptkbp:draft 2.5 meters
gptkbp:engagements Anti-submarine warfare
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:famousFor Mine sweeping operations
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:finalDisposal 1960
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_A._B._Jones
gptkbp:firstPublished 1950
gptkbp:fishSpecies Converted to fishing vessel post-service
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First of her class
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Grimsby
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Grimsby (M 37)
gptkbp:launchDate 1940
gptkbp:launched Queen Elizabeth II
gptkbp:length 62.5 meters
gptkbp:nickname Grimmy
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkbp:numberOfEpisodes 2
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:operationalStatus Retired
gptkbp:participatedIn D-Day landings
gptkbp:productionYears 1940-1960
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engines
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Minesweeper
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Grimsby_(M_37)_II
gptkbp:secondaryMission Mine clearance operations
gptkbp:secondaryRole Mine warfare
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Cold_War
Admiralty
gptkbp:services gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Atherstone
gptkbp:speed 16 knots