HMS Tern (S48)

GPTKB entity

Properties (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
gptkbp:awards gptkb:NATO_Medal
gptkbp:beam 8 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:built gptkb:Cammell_Laird_shipyard
gptkbp:class T-class submarine
gptkbp:commissionDate 1961
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1961-05-15
gptkbp:crew 60 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1992-03-30
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1992
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
Anti-submarine warfare
gptkbp:displacement 1,500 tons
1,200 tons
1,800 tons
gptkbp:draft 5.5 meters
gptkbp:endurance 45 days
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:V16_diesel_engines
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_Jane_Doe
gptkb:Captain_John_Doe
gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1991
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Devonport
gptkbp:firstPublished 1980
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Plymouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Tern (S48)
gptkbp:launchDate 1960
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Lady_Smith
gptkbp:length 70 meters
gptkbp:maxSpeed 20 knots
gptkbp:nickname Tern
gptkbp:notableEvent Cold_War_operations
gptkbp:notableFeature Intelligence gathering
gptkbp:operationalArea North_Atlantic
gptkbp:operationalHistory Cold War era
gptkbp:operationalRole Reconnaissance
gptkbp:operationalStatus 300 meters
decommissioned
gptkbp:participatedIn NATO_exercises
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:HMS_Tactician_(S91)
gptkbp:productionYears 31 years
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:replacedBy Astute-class submarines
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkb:Royal_Navy_Submarine_Service
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Talisman_(S46)
gptkbp:sonar active/passive sonar
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Tidal_(S81)
gptkbp:supportRole Submarine_training
gptkbp:torpedoSystem Mk 24 Tigerfish
gptkbp:trainingExercises Joint Warrior