HMS Heron (M 44)

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 2 x 7.62 mm machine guns
gptkbp:awards gptkb:NATO_Medal
gptkbp:beam 10 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Yarrow_Shipbuilders
gptkbp:class Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel
gptkbp:collaborations Joint_exercises_with_NATO
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Commander_John_Smith
gptkb:Commander_Jane_Doe
gptkbp:commissioned 1980
gptkbp:crew 40 personnel
Mine warfare tactics
gptkbp:decommissioned 2001
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
2000
Humanitarian missions
gptkbp:displacement 500 tons
gptkbp:draft 3 meters
gptkbp:electronic_warfare Radar_system
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Plymouth
gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Heron (M 44)
gptkbp:is_designed_to Mine countermeasures
gptkbp:launched 1979
gptkbp:length 50 meters
55 meters
gptkbp:missions Mine clearance operations
gptkbp:notable_event Rescue operations in 1995
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:Operation_Granby
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:British_flag
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:operational_status Decommissioned
gptkbp:operationalHistory Served in various conflicts
gptkbp:operationalRange 2000 nautical miles
gptkbp:origin Heron_bird
gptkbp:participatesIn Operation Shader
NATO_exercises
gptkbp:propulsion Twin screw propellers
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Grimsby
gptkb:HMS_Shoreham
HMS Penzance
gptkbp:retired 2001
gptkbp:secondary_mission 2001
gptkbp:servedIn Cold_War_operations
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:HMS_Cattistock
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:successor HMS Quorn
gptkbp:supportRole Naval training vessel
gptkbp:type gptkb:Minehunter