HMS M62

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament machine guns
gptkbp:beam 10 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:built gptkb:Portsmouth
1981
gptkbp:celebrates memorialized in naval history books
gptkbp:commissionDate 1955-03-01
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1955
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Birkenhead,_England
gptkbp:crew 40 personnel
gptkbp:culturalImpact featured_in_documentaries_about_the_Royal_Navy.
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1980
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1980-12-31
gptkbp:displacement 1,000 tons
gptkbp:draft 3 meters
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_John_Smith
gptkb:Commander_Jane_Doe
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1980 North Sea patrols
gptkbp:historicalSignificance part_of_the_Royal_Navy's_modernization_efforts
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS M62
gptkbp:internationalStudents participated_in_joint_exercises_with_NATO
gptkbp:launchDate 1954-06-15
gptkbp:launched 1954
gptkbp:legacy contributed to mine warfare tactics
gptkbp:length 50 meters
gptkbp:maxRange 2,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:name gptkb:HMS_M62
gptkbp:navalFleet served_during_the_Cold_War
gptkbp:notableEvent participated_in_NATO_exercises
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:operationalRole mine countermeasures
gptkbp:operationalStatus decommissioned
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:HMS_M61
gptkbp:propulsion diesel engines
gptkbp:replacedBy modern minesweepers
gptkbp:retirementYear age and modernization
gptkbp:role minesweeping
gptkbp:secondaryRole search and rescue
gptkbp:serviceYears 1955-1980
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_M63
gptkb:HMS_M61
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_M63
gptkbp:supportRole crew training
gptkbp:type M-class minesweeper