HMS Merlin (F 113)

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:Westland_Lynx
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Sea_Cat_missiles
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:built 1960
gptkbp:class gptkb:Frigate
gptkbp:commissioned 1961
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1961
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew 200 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1992
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:Persian_Gulf
gptkbp:displacement 3,500 tons
Light frigate
gptkbp:electronicSystems gptkb:Combat_Data_System
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:MTU_20V_956_TB91
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1991
gptkbp:firstPublished 1961
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:HMNB_Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Merlin (F 113)
gptkbp:launched 1960
gptkbp:launchSite Birkenhead
gptkbp:length 113 meters
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Merlin
gptkbp:operates gptkb:NATO
gptkbp:operationalRole Anti-surface warfare
gptkbp:operationalStatus decommissioned
gptkbp:participatedIn Operation Shader
gptkbp:productionYears 1961-1992
gptkbp:propulsion Gas turbine engines
gptkbp:radar Type 965 radar
gptkbp:replacedBy Type 23 frigates
HMS Montrose (F 236)
gptkbp:secondaryMission 1992
Humanitarian assistance
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkbp:sisterShip HMS_Midge_(F_114)
gptkbp:sonar Type 2050 sonar
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:successor HMS Montrose (F 236)
gptkbp:type Anti-submarine warfare vessel