HMS Tewkesbury (M 113)

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:alumni Veterans'_reunion_events
gptkbp:armament 1 x 20 mm gun
gptkbp:beam 10 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:celebrates Memorials for crew members
gptkbp:class Ton-class
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_J._A._H._Houghton
gptkb:Commander_J._M._H._Smith
gptkbp:commissioned 1961
gptkbp:constructedIn Birkenhead
gptkbp:countermeasures Mine sweeping gear
gptkbp:crew 40
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Falkland_Islands
gptkbp:displacement 500 tons
gptkbp:draft 3 meters
gptkbp:electronic_warfare Radar_system
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:exhibits No
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
Scrapped in 1995
gptkbp:historical_significance Cold_War_era_operations
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Tewkesbury (M 113)
gptkbp:launched 1960
gptkbp:legacy Part_of_Royal_Navy_history
gptkbp:length 50 meters
55 meters
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Tewkesbury
gptkbp:notable_event Participated_in_NATO_operations
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:operationalHistory Various deployments
gptkbp:participatesIn NATO_exercises
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:HMS_Bicester
gptkbp:propulsion Twin screw
gptkbp:range 2000 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Grimsby
gptkbp:retired 1994
gptkbp:role Mine countermeasures
gptkbp:sacraments 1994 in Portsmouth
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Cold_War
Multiple commands
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:HMS_Atherstone
gptkbp:sonar Hull-mounted_sonar
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:successor HMS Penzance
gptkbp:supportRole Naval training
gptkbp:type gptkb:Minehunter