HMS Kittiwake (M 73)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament Machine guns
gptkbp:beam 12.2 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class Diver support vessel
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkbp:commissioned 1946
gptkbp:crew 50
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:deployedTo 1994
Cold_War_operations
gptkbp:design Modified Ton-class
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
Light displacement
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:Cayman_Islands
2011
Diving and submarine rescue history
gptkbp:fate Museum ship
Preserved as a museum
gptkbp:historical_significance First purpose-built submarine rescue vessel
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Cayman_Islands
Gibraltar
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Kittiwake (M 73)
gptkbp:launched 1945
gptkbp:length 76.5 meters
gptkbp:notable_event Rescue operations
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:operational_area North_Atlantic
gptkbp:operational_status Museum ship
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:replacedBy HMS Protector
gptkbp:role Diving support
Submarine rescue
gptkbp:serviceYears 1946-1994
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:HMS_Atherstone
gptkbp:speed 12 knots
gptkbp:status Open to public
gptkbp:type Submarine_rescue_vessel
gptkbp:visitedBy Tourists