HMS Merlin

GPTKB entity

Statements (64)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:built gptkb:Cammell_Laird_shipyard
gptkbp:class Porpoise-class submarine
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:communicationEquipment Sonar
gptkbp:crewSize 70
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1980
gptkbp:deployedTo NATO_exercises
gptkbp:displacement 2,500 tons
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:V16_diesel_engine
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:firstPublished 1961
gptkbp:hasArea 1,500 feet
gptkbp:homePort Faslane
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Merlin
gptkbp:launchDate 1960
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Lady_Mabel
gptkbp:length 295 feet
gptkbp:maxSpeed 17 knots
gptkbp:name gptkb:HMS_Merlin
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Merlin
gptkbp:notableEvent Cold_War_operations
gptkbp:operationalArea North_Atlantic
gptkbp:operationalStatus retired
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Operation_Corporate
Operation Deep Freeze
Operation Shader
Operation Black Buck
Operation Shader II
Operation Grapple
Operation Shader III
Operation Shader IV
Operation Shader IX
Operation Shader V
Operation Shader VI
Operation Shader VII
Operation Shader VIII
Operation Shader X
Operation Shader XI
Operation Shader XII
Operation Shader XIII
Operation Shader XIV
Operation Shader XIX
Operation Shader XV
Operation Shader XVI
Operation Shader XVII
Operation Shader XVIII
Operation Shader XX
gptkbp:productionYears 1961-1980
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:replacedBy Trafalgar-class submarines
gptkbp:secondaryMission 1970
gptkbp:servedIn Royal_Navy_fleet
gptkbp:serviceArea yes
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Narwhal
gptkb:HMS_Sealion
gptkb:HMS_Tigris
HMS Porpoise
gptkbp:status decommissioned
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Dolphin
gptkbp:supportRole yes
gptkbp:torpedoSystem Mk 8 torpedoes