HMS Ruscus (M 118)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:activeYears 2001
gptkbp:armament Machine guns
gptkbp:beam 10 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
Birkenhead
gptkbp:class Hunt-class
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_J._A._H._Smith
Lieutenant_Commander_M._J._H._Smith
gptkbp:commissioned 1980
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1980-04-01
gptkbp:crew 40 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 2001
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 2001-03-31
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
2000
gptkbp:design Hunt-class design
gptkbp:displacement 600 tons
500 tons
gptkbp:draft 2.5 meters
gptkbp:electronic_warfare Radar_system
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
Scrapped in 2004
gptkbp:flag gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:historical_significance Cold War era
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Ruscus (M 118)
gptkbp:launched 1979
gptkbp:length 50 meters
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:motto “In_Omnia_Paratus”
gptkbp:navalFleet gptkb:Home_Fleet
Steel hull
gptkbp:notableOperations Operation Shader
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:operational_status Decommissioned
gptkbp:operationalHistory gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:operationalRange 2000 nautical miles
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:Royal_Navy_Command
gptkbp:participatesIn NATO_exercises
gptkbp:propulsion Twin screw
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Blyth_(M_111)
HMS Penzance (M 107)
gptkbp:retirementYear Budget cuts
gptkbp:role Mine countermeasures
gptkbp:secondary_mission Patrol duties
Mine clearance
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:HMS_Cattistock_(M_31)
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Quorn_(M_112)
gptkbp:supportRole Naval training
gptkbp:survivability Mine resistant
gptkbp:type gptkb:Minesweeper