HMS Tern (M50)

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 2 x 7.62 mm machine guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Yarrow_Shipbuilders
gptkbp:class gptkb:Minehunter
gptkbp:commissioned 1981
gptkbp:completed 1981
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:crew 40 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 2001
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Yarrow_Shipbuilders
gptkbp:displacement Standard
500 tons
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:finalDisposal 30 personnel
gptkbp:finalScore Scrapped
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_J._M._H._Houghton
gptkb:Commander_J._A._M._McGowan
gptkbp:firstDeployment 2001
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Tern (M50)
gptkbp:launchDate 1980
gptkbp:launched Lady Tern
gptkbp:length 50 meters
gptkbp:nickname Tern
gptkbp:notableEvent Assisted in humanitarian missions
Conducted anti-piracy operations
Engaged in training exercises with allies
Participated_in_NATO_operations
Supported_naval_exercises_in_the_Mediterranean
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:operationalStatus Retired
gptkbp:participatedIn NATO_exercises
gptkbp:productionYears 1981-2001
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:range 2000 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Grimsby
gptkbp:secondaryMission Training exercises
gptkbp:secondaryRole Patrol
Mine countermeasures
gptkbp:servedIn Royal_Navy_fleet
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Atherstone
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:status Decommissioned
gptkbp:successor HMS Penzance