HMS Sparrow (M 77)

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 2 x 7.62 mm machine guns
gptkbp:builder HMSO
gptkbp:built Yard 1234
gptkbp:class gptkb:Sandown-class
gptkbp:commissionDate 1980-05-15
gptkbp:commissioned 1980
Queen Elizabeth II
gptkbp:crew 40 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 2001
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 2001-06-30
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkbp:displacement 500 tons
gptkbp:electronicSystems gptkb:Combat_Management_System
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:MTU_12V_396
gptkbp:environmentalImpact Minimal due to design
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Commander_John_Smith
gptkb:Commander_Jane_Doe
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Part of modern naval history
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth,_England
gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Sparrow (M 77)
gptkbp:internationalCooperation Joint_exercises_with_NATO
gptkbp:launched 1979
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future minehunters.
gptkbp:length 50 meters
gptkbp:maxRange 2000 nautical miles
gptkbp:missions Mine countermeasures
gptkbp:nickname Sparrow
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:participatedIn NATO_exercises
gptkbp:productionYears 1980-2001
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:radar Type 1007
gptkbp:replacedBy HMS Penzance (M 106)
gptkbp:secondaryRole Patrol
Mine warfare
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Cattistock_(M_31)
gptkbp:sonar Type 2093
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:status Decommissioned
gptkbp:successor HMS Penzance (M 106)
gptkbp:supportRole Naval training
gptkbp:survivability Stealth design
gptkbp:type gptkb:Minehunter