HMS Ledbury

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:armament 2 x 7.62 mm machine guns
gptkbp:awards gptkb:NATO_Medal
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Yarrow_Shipbuilders
gptkbp:built_in gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:class gptkb:Minehunter
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_David_Jones
gptkb:Commander_John_Smith
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth_II
gptkbp:community_engagement Open days for public
gptkbp:crew gptkb:40
Regular exercises
Retired sailors
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
2016-03-31
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:2014
gptkb:2015
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkbp:displacement gptkb:light
600 tons
gptkbp:environmental_impact Minimal
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:flag gptkb:White_Ensign
gptkbp:has_museum Displayed in naval museums
gptkbp:historical_significance Part of Cold War naval strategy
gptkbp:home_ground gptkb:HMNB_Portsmouth
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Ledbury
gptkbp:international_relations Participated in joint exercises with allies
gptkbp:launch_date 1981-03-12
gptkbp:legacy Contributed to mine warfare tactics.
gptkbp:length 60 meters
gptkbp:mission Mine clearance operations
gptkbp:motto To Seek and to Save
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Ledbury
gptkbp:notable_event Participated in Operation Shader
gptkbp:operational_area North Atlantic
gptkbp:operational_period 1982-2016
gptkbp:operational_status Decommissioned
gptkbp:operational_theater gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:operational_use Logistics support from Royal Navy
gptkbp:participated_in NATO exercises
gptkbp:primary_mission Mine clearance
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:HMS_Grimsby
gptkbp:retirement Held in Portsmouth
gptkbp:role Mine countermeasures
gptkbp:safety_record Good
gptkbp:service_years 34 years
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:HMS_Brocklesby
gptkbp:speed 14 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Bangor
gptkbp:training Training new crews
gptkbp:year_created 1982-04-30
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_Navy's_minehunters
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6