Waveney-class

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Frigate
gptkbp:armament 2 x 20 mm guns
1 x 40 mm gun
gptkbp:communicationEquipment various communication systems
gptkbp:crew 30-40 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1990s
gptkbp:designedBy Royal Corps of Naval Constructors
gptkbp:displacement 1,000 tons
gptkbp:endurance 10 days
gptkbp:firstPublished 1964
1979
gptkbp:historicalSignificance used for search and rescue operations
provided maritime security
assisted in drug interdiction operations
used for fishery protection
participated_in_NATO_exercises
served_during_Cold_War
gptkbp:homePort Various_UK_ports
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Waveney-class
gptkbp:launched 1960s
gptkbp:length 80 meters
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:HMS_Wansbeck
gptkb:HMS_Waveney
gptkb:HMS_Wessex
gptkb:HMS_Waveney_II
gptkbp:numberBuilt 12
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:English_Channel
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:North_Sea
gptkb:Irish_Sea
gptkbp:propulsion diesel engines
gptkbp:radar Type 1007 radar
gptkbp:range 3,500 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy modern patrol vessels
gptkbp:role coastal patrol
gptkbp:sonar Type 162 sonar
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:successor River-class patrol vessel
gptkbp:type patrol vessel
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy