HMS Nettle

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 2 x 20 mm Oerlikon guns
1 x 4-inch gun
gptkbp:awards Battle Honours
gptkbp:beam 8.2 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:built 1947-01-01
gptkbp:classification gptkb:Minesweeper
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_John_Smith
gptkb:Commander_James_Brown
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1940
gptkbp:completed 1941
gptkbp:constructedIn Birkenhead
gptkbp:crew_size 50
gptkbp:decommissioned 1946
1946-01-01
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:English_Channel
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:displacement 600 tons
standard displacement
full load displacement
gptkbp:draft 2.1 meters
gptkbp:engineType diesel engine
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
gptkbp:historical_significance minesweeping operations
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Nettle
gptkbp:impact contributed to naval tactics
gptkbp:launched 1940
gptkbp:legacy influenced future minesweeper designs
gptkbp:length 50.3 meters
gptkbp:navalFleet part_of_Royal_Navy_history
gptkbp:notable_event participated_in_the_Dunkirk_evacuation
gptkbp:numberOfStudents 1
gptkbp:operational_area European_waters
gptkbp:operational_status decommissioned
gptkbp:origin Nettle_plant
gptkbp:propulsion diesel engine
gptkbp:range 3000 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy older minesweepers
HMS_Nettle_II
gptkbp:servedIn 1946
gptkbp:services gptkb:World_War_II
post-war operations
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Dunkirk_evacuation
gptkbp:sister_ship HMS_Nettle_II
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:successor modern minesweepers
gptkbp:type Nettle-class_minesweeper