HMS Starling (M 57)

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 1 x 40 mm Bofors gun
2 x 20 mm Oerlikon guns
gptkbp:beam 10.5 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class M-class minesweeper
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1954
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:crew 50 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1970
1970-01-01
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:displacement 1,000 tons
800 tons
gptkbp:draft 2.5 meters
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkb:Commander_James_Brown
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Plymouth
gptkbp:helicopterCapacity 2
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:Portsmouth_Naval_Base
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Starling (M 57)
gptkbp:launchDate 1953
gptkbp:launched Queen Elizabeth II
gptkbp:length 50.5 meters
gptkbp:nickname Starling
gptkbp:notableEvent Supported humanitarian missions
Conducted port visits
Conducted anti-submarine warfare training
Participated in fleet reviews
Assisted in search and rescue operations
Engaged in counter-piracy operations
Participated_in_NATO_exercises
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:operationalStatus Decommissioned
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Falklands_War
Operation Black Buck
Operation Grapple
gptkbp:productionYears 1954-1970
gptkbp:propulsion Screw propulsion
gptkbp:range 2,500 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Cattistock_(M_31)
gptkbp:role Minesweeping
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:services gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Magpie_(M_57)
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:successor HMS_Starling_(M_37)