HMS Puffin (F 158)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:alumni gptkb:Veterans_Association
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Sea_Cat_missiles
gptkbp:awards gptkb:NATO_Medal
gptkbp:beam 10 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:built 1961
gptkbp:class gptkb:Frigate
gptkbp:commissionDate 1961
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:constructedIn Birkenhead
gptkbp:crew Royal_Navy_training_exercises
gptkbp:crewSize 200
gptkbp:decommissioned Admiralty
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1980
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkbp:displacement 1,500 tons
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:Naval_Museum
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkb:Captain_James_Brown
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1980
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Plymouth
gptkbp:flag White Ensign
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold_War_naval_operations
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Puffin (F 158)
gptkbp:launchDate 1960
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Lady_Margaret
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future frigate designs
gptkbp:length 90 meters
gptkbp:militaryService Modern frigate design
gptkbp:motto Perseverance
gptkbp:navalFleet Royal_Navy_fleet
gptkbp:nickname The Puffin
gptkbp:notableEvent Participated_in_NATO_exercises
gptkbp:operates gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:operationalArea North_Atlantic
gptkbp:operationalHistory Various missions
gptkbp:operationalStatus Retired
gptkbp:participatedIn Operation Shader
gptkbp:productionYears 1961-1980
gptkbp:propulsion Gas turbine
gptkbp:radar Type 965
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Richmond
gptkbp:role Anti-submarine warfare
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Pigeon
gptkbp:sonar Type 162
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Alacrity
gptkbp:supportRole Naval cadets