HMS Kestrel (M 40)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 2 x 7.62 mm machine guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:Yarrow_Shipbuilders
gptkbp:class gptkb:Minehunter
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1981
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew Royal_Navy_personnel
gptkbp:crewSize 40 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 2001
2001-03-30
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkbp:displacement Standard
600 tons
gptkbp:electronicSystems gptkb:Combat_Management_System
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:MTU_12V_396_TE74
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:finalScore Scrapped
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Commander_J._A._H._Smith
gptkb:Commander_R._J._H._Smith
gptkbp:firstDeployment 2000
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:HMNB_Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Kestrel (M 40)
gptkbp:internationalExercises Joint Warrior
gptkbp:launchDate 1980
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Lady_M._M._H._Smith
gptkbp:length 52 meters
gptkbp:motto To Seek and to Save
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Kestrel
gptkbp:notableEvent Participated_in_NATO_exercises
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:operationalHistory Served in various roles
gptkbp:operationalStatus Formerly active
gptkbp:productionYears 1981-2001
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:radar Type 1007
gptkbp:replacedBy HMS Penzance
gptkbp:retirementYear Budget cuts
gptkbp:secondaryMission Mine clearance operations
gptkbp:secondaryRole Patrol
Mine countermeasures
gptkbp:significantEvent Operation Telic
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Cattistock
gptkbp:sonar Type 2050
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:status Decommissioned
gptkbp:successor HMS Quorn