HMS M383

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Navy_Reserve
gptkbp:armament machine guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Harland_and_Wolff
gptkbp:built steel hull
gptkbp:class M-class
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1954
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1954-05-01
gptkbp:conservationEfforts not preserved
gptkbp:constructedIn Belfast,_Northern_Ireland
gptkbp:crew 40 personnel
conducted training exercises
gptkbp:decommissioned 1970
1970-10-15
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:design based on earlier minesweeper designs
gptkbp:displacement 300 tons
gptkbp:engineType four-stroke diesel engine
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
gptkbp:finalScore scrapped in 1971
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_John_Smith
gptkb:Commander_Jane_Doe
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1970-05-20
gptkbp:firstPublished not recommissioned
gptkbp:flag White Ensign
gptkbp:historicalSignificance part of post-war naval strategy
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:Portsmouth_Naval_Base
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS M383
gptkbp:internationalStudents participated_in_joint_exercises_with_NATO_allies
gptkbp:launchDate 1953-06-10
gptkbp:launched 1953
gptkbp:legacy influenced future minesweeper designs
gptkbp:length 50 meters
gptkbp:motto To Conquer
gptkbp:nickname The Sweeper
gptkbp:notableEvent participated_in_NATO_exercises
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:operationalHistory served in various naval operations
gptkbp:operationalStatus retired
gptkbp:propulsion diesel engines
gptkbp:radar Type 1007
gptkbp:range 2000 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_M384
gptkbp:role minesweeping
gptkbp:services gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:sisterShip HMS M382
gptkbp:sonar Type 162
gptkbp:speed 12 knots
gptkbp:supportRole cadet training
gptkbp:type M-class coastal minesweeper