HMS Orchid (M 48)

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 1 x 40 mm Bofors gun
2 x 20 mm Oerlikon guns
gptkbp:beam 7.3 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:Lloyds_Register_of_Shipping
gptkbp:built 1971
gptkbp:class Ton-class minesweeper
gptkbp:commissioned 1953
gptkbp:complement 35 crew members
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Lloyds_Register_of_Shipping
gptkbp:crewCapacity 35
gptkbp:decommissioned 1970
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:displacement Standard
300 tons
gptkbp:draft 2.4 meters
gptkbp:electronicSystems Sonar_and_radar_equipment
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap in 1971
gptkbp:finalScore Scrapped
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_R._H._Jones
gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_J._A._Smith
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1970
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Orchid (M 48)
gptkbp:launched 1952
gptkbp:length 40.5 meters
gptkbp:nickname None known
gptkbp:notableOperations Mine clearance operations
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:operationalStatus Decommissioned
gptkbp:participatedIn Cold_War_operations
gptkbp:productionYears 1953-1970
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:range 1,500 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Cattistock_(M_31)
gptkbp:role Mine countermeasures
gptkbp:secondaryMission Mine clearance
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:serviceYears 1970
1953-1970
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Cuckmere_(M_48)
gptkbp:speed 14 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Cattistock_(M_31)
gptkbp:type gptkb:Minesweeper