HMS Orchid (M 64)

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 2 x 20 mm guns
1 x 40 mm gun
gptkbp:beam 30 feet
gptkbp:builder Lloyds
gptkbp:class Ton-class minesweeper
gptkbp:commissioned 1953
gptkbp:complement 40 crew members
gptkbp:decommissioned 1970
gptkbp:displacement 300 tons
gptkbp:draft 10 feet
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Orchid (M 64)
gptkbp:launched 1952
gptkbp:length 150 feet
gptkbp:motto “We Sweep the Seas”
gptkbp:nickname “The_Flower”
gptkbp:notableOperations Operation Grapple
Operation Musketeer
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:HMS_Cygnet_(M_62)
gptkbp:role Minesweeping
gptkbp:services 1953
1970
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Yarmouth_(M_88)
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gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Cattistock_(M_31)