HMS Wren (M 36)

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 2 x 20 mm Oerlikon guns
1 x 4-inch gun
gptkbp:beam 30 ft
gptkbp:builder gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:Lloyds_Register_of_Shipping
gptkbp:class M-class minesweeper
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1944
gptkbp:constructedIn 1943
gptkbp:crew approximately 50 personnel
naval crew
gptkbp:debutYear 1950
gptkbp:decommissioned 1946
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:North_Sea
scrapped in 1950
gptkbp:design Admiralty design 1939
gptkbp:displacement 600 tons
light displacement
gptkbp:engineType 4-stroke diesel engine
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
gptkbp:historical_significance contributed to naval mine clearance
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Wren (M 36)
gptkbp:launched 1943
gptkbp:length 180 ft
gptkbp:nickname Wren
gptkbp:notable_event participated_in_Operation_Neptune
swept_mines_in_the_English_Channel
gptkbp:number_of_teams hundreds
gptkbp:operational_area European_waters
gptkbp:operational_status retired
gptkbp:participatesIn D-Day landings
gptkbp:productionYears 2 years
gptkbp:propulsion diesel engine
gptkbp:range 3000 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy modern minesweepers
gptkbp:role mine warfare
patrol duties
gptkbp:servedIn 1946
gptkbp:services gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:serviceYears 1944 to 1946
gptkbp:servingTemperature gptkb:Royal_Navy_Fleet
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:HMS_Wren_(M_37)
gptkbp:speed 16 knots
gptkbp:type minesweeper