HMS Merganser (M 53)

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament machine guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Harland_and_Wolff
gptkbp:class M-class
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1954
gptkbp:complement officers and sailors
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Belfast
gptkbp:crewSize 50
gptkbp:decommissioned 1970
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:discontinued 1971
gptkbp:displacement 500 tons
gptkbp:engagesIn anti-submarine warfare
anti-mine operations
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1970
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Plymouth
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold_War_naval_operations
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Merganser (M 53)
gptkbp:launchDate 1953
gptkbp:launched Queen Elizabeth II
gptkbp:length 50 meters
gptkbp:notableArtists gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkbp:notableEvent participated_in_NATO_exercises
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Operation_Corporate
Operation Shader
Operation Black Buck
Operation Shader II
Operation Grapple
Operation Shader III
Operation Shader IV
Operation Shader V
Operation Shader VI
gptkbp:numberBuilt M 53
gptkbp:operatesIn European_waters
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:operationalStatus decommissioned
gptkbp:participatedIn search and rescue missions
mine clearance operations
gptkbp:predecessor HMS_Merganser_(M_52)
gptkbp:propulsion diesel engines
gptkbp:replacedBy modern minesweepers
gptkbp:retired active service
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:British_flag
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:sisterShip HMS Merganser (M 54)
HMS_Merganser_(M_52)
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:successor HMS Merganser (M 54)
gptkbp:type M-class minesweeper
gptkbp:usedFor training exercises