HMS M96

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 2 x 20 mm Oerlikon guns
1 x 4-inch gun
gptkbp:beam 30 feet
30 feet 0 inches
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkb:Birkenhead,_England
gptkbp:commissioned 1940
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1940-01-01
gptkbp:complement 50 crew members
gptkbp:crewCapacity 50 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
1945-01-01
gptkbp:deployedTo Anti-submarine warfare
Patrol duties
Convoy escort duties
Mine sweeping operations
gptkbp:displacement 600 tons
gptkbp:draft 9 feet
9 feet 0 inches
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:finalDisposal 1946
gptkbp:finalScore Scrapped in 1946
gptkbp:firstPublished 1944
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Part_of_the_Royal_Navy's_WWII_efforts.
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS M96
gptkbp:launched 1939
gptkbp:length 180 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 180 feet 0 inches
gptkbp:maxSpeed 12 knots
gptkbp:navalFleet gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
D-Day landings
Served_in_World_War_II
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkbp:operationalArea European_waters
gptkbp:operations gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:propulsion Screw propeller
gptkbp:secondaryRole Minesweeping
Escort_duties
gptkbp:services 1940
1945
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_M95
HMS M97
gptkbp:speed 12 knots
gptkbp:type M-class minesweeper