HMS Swallow (M 63)

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
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 Ton-class minesweeper
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1954
gptkbp:crewSize 50 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1980
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:North_Sea
South_Atlantic
gptkbp:displacement 500 tons
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_John_Smith
gptkb:Commander_Jane_Doe
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1980
gptkbp:flag White Ensign
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:Royal_Naval_Base_Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Swallow (M 63)
gptkbp:launchDate 1953
gptkbp:length 50 meters
gptkbp:motto “Swift_and_Silent”
gptkbp:nickname Swallow
gptkbp:notableEvent Participated_in_NATO_exercises
gptkbp:operationalStatus Decommissioned
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engines
gptkbp:radar Type 293 radar
gptkbp:range 2000 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Blyth_(M_111)
gptkb:HMS_Ramsey_(M_110)
gptkb:HMS_Cattistock_(M_31)
gptkb:HMS_Grimsby_(M_109)
HMS Penzance (M 106)
gptkbp:role Minesweeping
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkbp:serviceYears 26 years
1954-1980
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Wren_(M_64)
gptkb:HMS_Swallow_(M_63)
HMS_Albatross_(M_67)
HMS_Kite_(M_66)
HMS_Starling_(M_65)
gptkbp:sonar Type 174 sonar
gptkbp:speed 15 knots