HMS Orchid (M 115)

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 2 x 7.62 mm machine guns
1 x 40 mm Bofors gun
gptkbp:beam 10 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Lloyds_Register_of_Shipping
gptkbp:class Ton-class minesweeper
gptkbp:commissioned 1954
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1954-01-01
gptkbp:complement 40 crew members
gptkbp:crewCapacity 40 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1980
1980-01-01
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1980-01-01
gptkbp:displacement 300 tons
gptkbp:draft 2.5 meters
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:height 3.5 meters
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Orchid (M 115)
gptkbp:launched 1953
gptkbp:length 50 meters
gptkbp:lengthOverall 50.0 meters
gptkbp:maxSpeed 15 knots
gptkbp:notableEvent Conducted mine clearance operations
Assisted in fishery protection
Participated_in_NATO_exercises
gptkbp:operationalArea North_Atlantic
gptkbp:previousName nan
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:range 3000 nautical miles
gptkbp:secondaryRole Patrol
Mine warfare
gptkbp:services 1954
1980
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Orchid_(M_115)
HMS_Bluebell_(M_116)
HMS_Buttercup_(M_114)
HMS_Cowslip_(M_113)
HMS_Daisy_(M_117)
HMS_Foxglove_(M_118)
HMS_Marigold_(M_122)
HMS_Pansy_(M_121)
HMS_Primrose_(M_123)
HMS_Snowdrop_(M_119)
HMS_Waterlily_(M_120)
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Cattistock_(M_31)
gptkbp:width 10.0 meters