HMS Plover (M 80)

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 2 x 7.62 mm machine guns
gptkbp:awards gptkb:NATO_Medal
gptkbp:beam 10.5 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Yarrow_Shipbuilders
gptkbp:class gptkb:Minehunter
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1981
gptkbp:crew 40
Advanced mine warfare tactics
gptkbp:decommissioned 2001
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkbp:displacement 600 tons
500 tons
gptkbp:draft 2.9 meters
gptkbp:electronicSystems Sonar_system
gptkbp:enginePower 2 x 1,000 hp
gptkbp:environmentalImpact Minimal
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:finaleDate Scrapyard_in_Turkey
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Commander_John_Smith
gptkb:Commander_Jane_Doe
gptkbp:firstDeployment 2000
gptkbp:firstPublished No
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Part_of_the_Cold_War_naval_strategy
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:HMNB_Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Plover (M 80)
gptkbp:internationalStudents gptkb:NATO
gptkbp:launchDate 1980
gptkbp:launched Lady_Plover
gptkbp:legacy Contributed to mine warfare technology.
gptkbp:length 52 meters
gptkbp:missions Mine clearance operations
gptkbp:notableEvent Participated_in_NATO_exercises
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:operationalStatus Decommissioned
gptkbp:productionYears 1981-2001
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Shoreham_(M_112)
gptkbp:retirementYear 2001
gptkbp:role Mine countermeasures
gptkbp:secondaryMission Mine_clearance_in_the_Adriatic_Sea
gptkbp:services 20 years
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Cattistock_(M_31)
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:successor HMS Penzance (M 107)
gptkbp:supportRole Humanitarian missions
Naval cadet training