Medea-class minesweeper

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf minesweeper
gptkbp:armament machine guns
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Royal_Navy's_mine_warfare
gptkbp:beam 10 meters
gptkbp:casualties none
gptkbp:communicationEquipment radio equipment
gptkbp:constructedIn British_shipyards
gptkbp:constructionMaterial 1950-1955
gptkbp:crew 40 personnel
basic naval training
gptkbp:decommissioned 1980s
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1990s
gptkbp:design shallow draft
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:displacement 500 tons
gptkbp:draft 2.5 meters
gptkbp:enginePower 1,000 hp
gptkbp:engineType diesel-electric
gptkbp:environment coastal waters
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1990s
gptkbp:firstPublished 1953
1970s
gptkbp:historicalSignificance post-war naval operations
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Medea-class minesweeper
gptkbp:launchDate 1952
gptkbp:launched 1950s
gptkbp:launchSite UK_shipyards
gptkbp:length 50 meters
gptkbp:maxRange 1,500 nautical miles
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:numberBuilt 10
gptkbp:operationalStatus retired
North_Atlantic
gptkbp:primaryMission mine sweeping
gptkbp:productionYears 30 years
gptkbp:propulsion diesel engine
gptkbp:radar navigation radar
gptkbp:range 2,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy modern minesweepers
gptkbp:role mine countermeasures
gptkbp:secondaryMission patrol
gptkbp:sensors sonar
gptkbp:sisterShip Ton-class minesweeper
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:successor Hunt-class minesweeper
gptkbp:supportRole naval training
gptkbp:type steel hull
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_Kingdom