HMS Wessex

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Sea_Cat_missiles
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:NATO_Medal
gptkbp:beam 12.8 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class Type 12 frigate
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkbp:commissioned 1965
gptkbp:constructedIn Birkenhead
gptkbp:crew 200 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1991
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:discontinued 1993
gptkbp:displacement 3,500 tons
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:fleetSize defended_the_UK_interests
patrolled_the_North_Atlantic
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Plymouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Wessex
gptkbp:is_a_key_player_in British_naval_strategy
gptkbp:is_a_symbol_of British_naval_power.
gptkbp:is_equipped_with modern communication systems
helicopter landing pad
gptkbp:is_featured_in naval documentaries
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:US_Navy
humanitarian missions
naval cadets
gptkbp:is_known_for reliability and performance
anti-submarine capabilities
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:British_Fleet
gptkb:Task_Force_317
gptkbp:is_recognized_for service_in_the_Gulf_War
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Lady_Smith
1964
gptkbp:length 113.4 meters
gptkbp:name gptkb:HMS_Wessex
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Wessex
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:operationalRange 5,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:participatesIn gptkb:Argentine_Navy
NATO_exercises
gptkbp:previousName Wessex region
gptkbp:propulsion Gas turbine
gptkbp:radar Type 965 radar
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Richmond
gptkbp:role Anti-submarine warfare
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkbp:sister_ship HMS Dido
gptkbp:sonar Type 162 sonar
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Cornwallis
gptkbp:vesselType Royal_Navy_history