HMS Wren (M 72)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/HMS_Wren_%28M_72%29

GPTKB entity

Properties (56)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament	1 x 40 mm Bofors gun 2 x 20 mm Oerlikon guns
gptkbp:builder	gptkb:Harland_and_Wolff
gptkbp:class	M-class minesweeper
gptkbp:commissioned	gptkb:Royal_Navy 1954
gptkbp:crewSize	50 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned	1980
gptkbp:deployedTo	gptkb:Caribbean_Sea gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:displacement	600 tons
gptkbp:fate	Sold for scrap
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer	gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_J._A._H._Houghton gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_R._J._H._Smith
gptkbp:homePort	gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	HMS Wren (M 72)
gptkbp:launchDate	1953
gptkbp:length	50.5 meters
gptkbp:nickname	The Wren
gptkbp:notableEvent	Participated_in_NATO_exercises
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:Royal_Navy_Reserve
gptkbp:operationalStatus	Retired
gptkbp:participatedIn	gptkb:Operation_Corporate Operation Shader Operation Black Buck Operation Shader II Operation Grapple Operation Shader III Operation Shader IV Operation Shader IX Operation Shader V Operation Shader VI Operation Shader VII Operation Shader VIII Operation Shader X Operation Shader XI Operation Shader XII Operation Shader XIII Operation Shader XIV Operation Shader XIX Operation Shader XV Operation Shader XVI Operation Shader XVII Operation Shader XVIII Operation Shader XX
gptkbp:propulsion	gptkb:Diesel_engines
gptkbp:range	3000 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy	HMS Penzance (M 107)
gptkbp:secondaryRole	Patrol Minesweeping
gptkbp:services	gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:sisterShip	gptkb:HMS_Wren_(M_73) gptkb:HMS_Widgeon_(M_71)
gptkbp:speed	15 knots