HMS Zulu (M 85)

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:alumni Veterans_reunion_in_2011
gptkbp:armament 2 x 7.62 mm machine guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Yarrow_Shipbuilders
gptkbp:class gptkb:Minehunter
gptkbp:commissioned 1981
gptkbp:commissioningDate Royal_Navy_personnel
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:crew 40
Advanced mine warfare tactics
gptkbp:culturalImpact Symbol_of_British_naval_power
gptkbp:decommissioned 2001
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 2001 in Portsmouth
Royal_Navy_personnel
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkbp:displacement 600 tons
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:environmentalImpact Minimal due to design
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:Royal_Navy_Museum
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:finalScore Scrapped in 2004
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Commander_John_Smith
gptkb:Commander_Jane_Doe
gptkbp:firstDeployment gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:flag gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold_War_era_operations
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Zulu (M 85)
gptkbp:internationalCooperation Joint_exercises_with_NATO
gptkbp:launchDate 1980
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future minehunters
gptkbp:length 55 meters
gptkbp:maxRange 2000 nautical miles
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Featured in naval documentaries
gptkbp:notableEvent Participated_in_NATO_exercises
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:participatedIn Operation Shader
gptkbp:primaryFunction Surveillance
Mine hunting
gptkbp:productionYears 1981-2001
gptkbp:radar Type 1007
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Shoreham
gptkbp:retirementYear Age and modernization needs
gptkbp:role Mine countermeasures
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Cattistock
gptkbp:sonar Type 2050
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:status Decommissioned
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Grimsby
gptkbp:supportRole Naval cadets training