HMS M539

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament machine guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:built 1952
1971
gptkbp:commissioned 1953
gptkbp:constructedIn Birkenhead
gptkbp:crew 40 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Portsmouth
1970
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:displacement 300 tons
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:finalScore scrapped
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_John_Doe
gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkb:Captain_James_Brown
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1969
North_Sea_patrols
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold_War_era_operations
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth,_England
gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS M539
gptkbp:launched 1952
gptkbp:length 50 meters
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Minesweeper_539
gptkbp:notableEvent participated_in_NATO_exercises
gptkbp:notableOperations Operation Verity
gptkbp:operates gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:operationalRole minesweeping and patrols
gptkbp:operationalStatus retired
gptkbp:participatedIn Operation Grapple
gptkbp:productionYears 1953-1970
gptkbp:propulsion diesel engine
gptkbp:range 2000 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy modern minesweepers
HMS M540
gptkbp:retirementYear 1970
gptkbp:secondaryMission training exercises
gptkbp:secondaryRole patrol
minesweeping
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Cold_War
multiple commands
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:sisterShip HMS M538
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:successor HMS M540
gptkbp:trainingExercises Joint Warrior
gptkbp:type M-class minesweeper
gptkbp:usedFor training missions