HMS Starling (M 85)

GPTKB entity

Properties (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 1 × 4-inch gun
2 × 20 mm Oerlikon guns
gptkbp:beam 33 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class M-class minesweeper
gptkbp:commissioned 1944
gptkbp:crew 50
gptkbp:decommissioned 1960
gptkbp:displacement 1,000 tons
gptkbp:draft 10 feet
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Starling (M 85)
gptkbp:launchDate 1943
gptkbp:length 220 feet
gptkbp:notableEvent Participated in D-Day landings
Assisted in post-war minesweeping operations
Operated_in_the_Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:role Minesweeping
gptkbp:services gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Starling_(M_85)
gptkb:HMS_Wren_(M_87)
HMS_Kite_(M_88)
HMS_Magpie_(M_86)
gptkbp:speed 16 knots