HMS Marigold (M 78)

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 4 × 4 in guns
2 × 20 mm Oerlikon guns
gptkbp:awardedBy Battle Honours
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Smiths_Dock_Company
gptkbp:class Flower-class corvette
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1940
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:South_Bank,_England
gptkbp:crewSize 85 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
convoy escort missions
gptkbp:died gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:displacement 1,080 tons
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
gptkbp:finalDisposal 1946
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Marigold (M 78)
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn search and rescue operations
anti-submarine warfare
humanitarian missions
rescue operations
training exercises
naval exercises
coastal defense operations
logistical support missions
intelligence gathering missions
patrol duties
escort duties
supporting allied operations
anti-aircraft operations
shore bombardment missions
blockade running operations
mine sweeping operations
logistical support for land forces
gptkbp:launched 1940
gptkbp:length 62.5 meters
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkbp:operates gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Navy
gptkb:Royal_Australian_Navy
gptkb:Royal_New_Zealand_Navy
gptkbp:operationalArea North_Atlantic
gptkbp:participatedIn D-Day landings
gptkbp:propulsion diesel engines
gptkbp:range 3,500 nautical miles
gptkbp:secondaryMission numerous convoy escorts
gptkbp:services gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sisterShip HMS_Buttercup_(M_78)
gptkbp:speed 16 knots
gptkbp:wasPartOf gptkb:British_Pacific_Fleet
gptkb:East_Indies_Fleet
gptkb:Mediterranean_Fleet
gptkb:Home_Fleet
gptkb:Western_Approaches_Command