HMS Wren (M 48) LXXIX

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 2 x 20 mm Oerlikon guns
1 x 4-inch gun
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
Birkenhead
gptkbp:class M-class
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1940
gptkbp:crew approximately 50 personnel
gptkbp:crew_size 50 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1946
gptkbp:deployedTo scrapped in 1948
gptkbp:displacement 600 tons
standard displacement
full load displacement
gptkbp:engineType diesel-electric
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
gptkbp:historical_significance participated in D-Day landings
engaged in anti-submarine warfare
operated in support of ground forces
assisted in convoy escort duties
conducted patrols in contested waters
contributed to the safety of shipping lanes
participated in post-war mine clearance operations
provided naval support for land operations
minesweeping_operations_during_WWII
part_of_the_Allied_naval_forces
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Wren (M 48) LXXIX
gptkbp:launched 1939
gptkbp:length 180 feet
gptkbp:nickname Wren
gptkbp:notable_event participated_in_Operation_Neptune
swept_mines_in_the_English_Channel
gptkbp:operational_area European_waters
Mediterranean_waters
North_Atlantic_waters
gptkbp:operational_status retired
gptkbp:propulsion diesel engines
gptkbp:range 3000 nautical miles
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:services gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sister_ship HMS Wren (M 48) LXXX
HMS_Wren_(M_48)_LXXVIII
gptkbp:speed 16 knots
gptkbp:status scrapped
gptkbp:type M-class minesweeper