HMS Woodlark (M 57)

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 1 x 4-inch gun
2 x Oerlikon 20 mm cannons
gptkbp:beam 30 ft
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Lloyds_Shipbuilding_Company
gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1943
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1943-01-01
gptkbp:crew approximately 50 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1946
1946-01-01
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:English_Channel
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:North_Sea
scrapped in 1947
gptkbp:displacement 600 tons
gptkbp:draft 5 ft 6 in
gptkbp:engineType diesel engine
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
gptkbp:historical_significance minesweeping operations
post-war mine clearance
supporting_Allied_landings
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Woodlark (M 57)
gptkbp:launched 1942
gptkbp:length 180 ft
gptkbp:notable_event participated in Operation Overlord
swept_mines_in_the_English_Channel
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkb:Commander_Jane_Doe
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
European_waters
Mediterranean_waters
gptkbp:propulsion twin screw
gptkbp:range 3000 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Wren_(M_58)
HMS_Woodcock_(M_56)
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:British_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:services gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:HMS_Wren_(M_58)
HMS_Woodcock_(M_56)
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:type M-class minesweeper