gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
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gptkbp:armament
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1 x 40 mm Bofors gun
2 x 20 mm Oerlikon guns
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gptkbp:beam
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10 meters
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkb:Birkenhead,_England
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gptkbp:class
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Ton-class minesweeper
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gptkbp:commissioned
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gptkb:Royal_Navy
1954-01-01
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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Sparrow bird
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gptkbp:crew
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40-50 personnel
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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1970
1970-01-01
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gptkbp:deployedTo
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gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:North_Sea
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gptkbp:displacement
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600 tons
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gptkbp:draft
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2.9 meters
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gptkbp:fate
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Sold for scrap
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gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer
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gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_John_Smith
gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_David_Jones
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gptkbp:homePort
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gptkb:Portsmouth
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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HMS Sparrow (M 129)
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gptkbp:launchDate
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1953-04-01
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gptkbp:length
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50 meters
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gptkbp:lengthOverall
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50.3 meters
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gptkbp:maxRange
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2000 nautical miles
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gptkbp:motto
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“We Sweep the Seas”
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gptkbp:nickname
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Sparrow
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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Cold_War_operations
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gptkbp:participatedIn
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Humanitarian missions
Search and rescue operations
Anti-piracy operations
Fishery protection patrols
NATO_exercises
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gptkbp:propulsion
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gptkb:Diesel_engines
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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gptkb:HMS_Quorn_(M_41)
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gptkbp:role
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Minesweeping
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gptkbp:servedIn
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gptkb:Royal_Navy
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gptkbp:serviceYears
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1953-1970
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gptkbp:sisterShip
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gptkb:HMS_Wren_(M_130)
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gptkbp:speed
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14 knots
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gptkbp:status
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Scrapped
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:HMS_Cattistock_(M_31)
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