HMS M470

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament machine guns
gptkbp:builder Lloyds
gptkbp:class M-class
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1954
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1954-05-01
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:United_Kingdom
Yard number 1234
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin HMS_stands_for_Her_Majesty's_Ship
gptkbp:crew 40 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1970
1970-10-15
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:displacement 300 tons
400 tons
gptkbp:engineType diesel engine
gptkbp:fate scrapped
scrapped in 1975
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_Jane_Doe
gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1970
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:firstPublished no
gptkbp:historicalSignificance part of post-war naval strategy
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:Royal_Naval_Base_Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS M470
gptkbp:launched 1953
gptkbp:length 50 meters
gptkbp:notableEvent participated_in_NATO_exercises
gptkbp:notableFeature Operation Grapple
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:operationalStatus retired
gptkbp:propulsion twin screw
gptkbp:range 2000 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy modern minesweepers
gptkbp:role minesweeping
gptkbp:secondaryMission mine clearance operations
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:British_Fleet
gptkbp:services gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_M471
gptkbp:speed 12 knots
gptkbp:type M-class minesweeper
gptkbp:usedFor training and exercises
gptkbp:visibility used in training exercises