HMS Kestrel (M 83)

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 2 x 7.62 mm machine guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Yarrow_Shipbuilders
gptkbp:built gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:class gptkb:Minehunter
gptkbp:commissioned 1981
gptkbp:commissioningDate gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkbp:crew 40
Mixed gender crew
gptkbp:decommissioned 2001
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 2001-03-30
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkbp:displacement 500 tons
Standard displacement
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:finalDisposal 30
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Commander_David_Jones
gptkb:Commander_Sarah_Brown
gptkbp:firstDeployment gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
2000
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:futurePlans Training vessel
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First of her class
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:Royal_Naval_Base_Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Kestrel (M 83)
gptkbp:launchDate 1980
gptkbp:launched Lady_Margaret_Smith
gptkbp:length 52 meters
gptkbp:maxRange 2000 nautical miles
gptkbp:notableEvent Participated_in_NATO_exercises
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:operationalStatus Retired
European_waters
gptkbp:participatedIn Operation Shader
gptkbp:primaryMission Mine clearance
gptkbp:productionYears 1981-2001
gptkbp:propulsion Twin screw propulsion
gptkbp:radar Type 1007 radar
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Shoreham
gptkb:HMS_Blyth
gptkbp:role Mine countermeasures
gptkbp:secondaryMission Surveillance
Training exercises
Mine hunting operations
gptkbp:services 20 years
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Cattistock
gptkbp:sonar Type 2093 sonar
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Grimsby