HMS Zulu (M 73)

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 2 x 7.62 mm machine guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:Yarrow_Shipbuilders
gptkbp:class gptkb:Minehunter
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1981
gptkbp:crew 40
Mine warfare tactics
gptkbp:decommissioned 2001
2001-03-30
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkbp:design Designed for shallow waters
gptkbp:displacement 600 tons
gptkbp:environment Coastal_waters
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_J._M._H._Houghton
gptkb:Commander_J._A._M._McGowan
gptkbp:firstDeployment 2000
2001
gptkbp:geographicalFeature Clyde
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:Portsmouth_Naval_Base
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Zulu (M 73)
gptkbp:internationalStudents NATO_operations
gptkbp:launchDate 1980
gptkbp:legacy Part_of_the_Royal_Navy's_mine_countermeasure_fleet.
gptkbp:length 55 meters
gptkbp:maxRange 2000 nautical miles
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Zulu
gptkbp:notableEvent Participated_in_NATO_exercises
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:operationalRole Counter-mine operations
gptkbp:operationalStatus Inactive
gptkbp:primaryMission Mine clearance
gptkbp:productionYears 1981-2001
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:radar Type 1007
gptkbp:replacedBy HMS Penzance (M 107)
gptkbp:role Mine countermeasures
gptkbp:secondaryMission Surveillance
Training exercises
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Cattistock_(M_31)
gptkbp:sonar Type 2050
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:status Decommissioned
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Quorn_(M_41)
gptkbp:supportRole Naval training
gptkbp:technology Advanced sonar systems