HMS M238

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament machine guns
gptkbp:awards Battle Honours
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:built 1939
gptkbp:class M-class
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1940
gptkbp:constructedIn Birkenhead
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin HMS_stands_for_Her_Majesty's_Ship
gptkbp:crew 40 personnel
naval training exercises
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:English_Channel
gptkb:European_Theater
gptkbp:died multiple engagements
gptkbp:displacement 300 tons
standard displacement
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:finalScore scrapped in 1950
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_John_Smith
gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_Jane_Doe
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1945
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Plymouth
gptkbp:historicalContext Cold War era
gptkbp:historicalRecords maintained_by_the_National_Archives
gptkbp:historicalSignificance contributed to mine clearance operations
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS M238
gptkbp:launched 1939
gptkbp:legacy influenced future minesweeper designs
gptkbp:length 50 meters
gptkbp:maxRange 2000 nautical miles
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Royal_Navy_Ensign
gptkbp:navalFleet part_of_Royal_Navy's_history.
gptkbp:notableEvent participated_in_Operation_Neptune
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Captain_Richard_Roe
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:operationalStatus decommissioned
gptkbp:participatedIn D-Day landings
gptkbp:productionYears 1940-1945
gptkbp:propulsion diesel engines
gptkbp:replacedBy modern minesweepers
gptkbp:retired 1945
gptkbp:role minesweeping
gptkbp:secondaryMission post-war mine clearance
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sisterShip HMS M237
gptkbp:speed 12 knots
gptkbp:type M-class minesweeper
gptkbp:usedFor anti-submarine warfare
training missions
gptkbp:vesselType warship