HNLMS Urk (M-879)

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Naval ship
gptkbp:armament gptkb:M2_Browning
gptkbp:beam 8.5 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Damen_Shipyards
gptkbp:class gptkb:Minehunter
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Queen_Beatrix_of_the_Netherlands
1986
gptkbp:communicationEquipment Radio communication system
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Netherlands
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin Urk,_Netherlands
gptkbp:crew 40 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 2020
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Gulf_of_Aden
gptkbp:displacement 500 tons
gptkbp:draft 2.5 meters
gptkbp:electronicSystems Sonar_system
gptkbp:enginePower 2,000 hp
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:finalScore Scrapped.
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_Jan_de_Vries
Commander Piet van der Meer
gptkbp:firstDeployment 2020
gptkbp:firstHomePort Den Helder
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Part_of_the_Royal_Netherlands_Navy's_mine_countermeasure_fleet.
gptkbp:homePort Den Helder
Navy base Den Helder
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HNLMS Urk (M-879)
gptkbp:launched 1985
gptkbp:legacy Contributed to maritime security.
gptkbp:length 51.3 meters
gptkbp:lengthOverall 51.3 meters
gptkbp:maxRange 1,500 nautical miles
gptkbp:missions Mine warfare
gptkbp:notableEvent Participated in anti-piracy operations.
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Netherlands_Navy
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:operationalStatus Decommissioned
gptkbp:participatedIn NATO_operations
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:radar Navigation_radar
gptkbp:replacedBy New minehunter class
gptkbp:secondaryMission Mine clearance operations.
gptkbp:services 1986
gptkbp:sisterShip HNLMS Schiedam (M-853)
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:status Decommissioned
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HNLMS_Zierikzee_(M-880)
gptkbp:supportRole Training new crew members.
gptkbp:type Mine countermeasures vessel