HMS Wren (M 128)

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 1 x 4-inch gun
2 x Oerlikon 20 mm cannons
gptkbp:builder Lloyds
gptkbp:built gptkb:Dover
1950
gptkbp:class M-class minesweeper
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_John_Smith
gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_James_Brown
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1944
gptkbp:crew trained in naval warfare
trained in navigation
trained in anti-submarine warfare
trained in minesweeping tactics
trained in ship maintenance
gptkbp:crew_size 50
gptkbp:decommissioned 1946
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:North_Sea
post-war minesweeping duties
British_coastal_waters
gptkbp:design Admiralty design 1942
gptkbp:displacement 600 tons
gptkbp:engineType diesel engine
gptkbp:fate 1946
sold for scrap
gptkbp:historical_significance minesweeping operations
post-war naval history
contribution_to_Allied_victory
naval_warfare_during_WWII
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Wren (M 128)
gptkbp:is_designed_to gptkb:Portsmouth_Dockyard
gptkbp:launched 1943
gptkbp:length 180 feet
gptkbp:motto “Swift and Sure”
gptkbp:nickname The Wren
gptkbp:notable_event participated_in_Operation_Neptune
swept_mines_in_the_English_Channel
gptkbp:operational_area European_waters
British_waters
gptkbp:propulsion diesel engines
gptkbp:range 3000 nautical miles
gptkbp:releaseYear 1946
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Wren_(M_129)
gptkbp:services gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:serviceType active service from 1944 to 1946
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:HMS_Widgeon_(M_129)
gptkb:HMS_Wren_(M_129)
gptkbp:speed 20 knots