HMS Tern (F 90)

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Sea_Cat_missile_system
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class gptkb:Frigate
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkbp:commissionDate 1961-01-10
gptkbp:commissioned 1961
gptkbp:constructedIn Birkenhead
gptkbp:crew 200 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Admiral_Sir_John_Woodward
1988
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1988-03-31
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
1987
gptkbp:displacement 2,500 tons
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
scrapped in 1992
gptkbp:firstMatch Tern-class frigate
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkb:Devonport
gptkbp:homeTo North_Atlantic
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Tern (F 90)
gptkbp:is_designed_to gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:launchDate 1960-05-12
gptkbp:launched 1960
gptkbp:length 113 meters
gptkbp:nickname Tern
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Falklands_conflict
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:operational_status decommissioned
gptkbp:operationalHistory 1961-1988
gptkbp:operationalRange 5,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:participatesIn gptkb:Gulf_War
NATO_exercises
gptkbp:productionYears 27 years
gptkbp:propulsion Gas turbine
gptkbp:radar Type 965 radar
gptkbp:replacedBy Type 23 frigates
gptkbp:role Anti-submarine warfare
General purpose frigate
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Falklands_War
1988
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:HMS_Cormorant
gptkbp:sonar Type 2050 sonar
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Grafton
gptkbp:type Anti-submarine warfare vessel