HMS Skylark (M 70)

GPTKB entity

Properties (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 1 x 40 mm Bofors gun
2 x 20 mm Oerlikon guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Harland_and_Wolff
gptkbp:class M-class minesweeper
gptkbp:commissioned 1954
gptkbp:crewSize 50 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1980
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:displacement 600 tons
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Skylark (M 70)
gptkbp:launchDate 1953
gptkbp:length 50.3 meters
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Skylark
gptkbp:notableEvent Conducted mine clearance operations
Participated in search and rescue missions
Assisted in fishery protection
Participated_in_NATO_exercises
Served_in_the_Persian_Gulf
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engines
gptkbp:range 3000 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy Modern minesweepers
gptkbp:serviceYears 1954-1980
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Magpie_(M_71)
gptkbp:speed 15 knots