HMS Kingfisher (P260)
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Name | HMS Kingfisher |
Builder | Richard Dunston, Hessle |
Laid down | July 1973 |
Launched | 20 September 1974 |
Commissioned | 8 October 1975 |
Fate | Sold 28 February 1996[1] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Bird-class patrol vessel |
Displacement | 190 long tons (193 t) |
Length | 120 ft (37 m) o/a |
Beam | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
Complement | 4 officers, 19 ratings |
Armament |
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HMS Kingfisher (P260) was a Bird-class patrol vessel of the British Royal Navy.
Construction and design[]
Kingfisher was laid down at the Richard Dunston shipyard at Hessle, near Kingston upon Hull in July 1973, was launched on 20 September 1974 and commissioned on 8 October 1975.[2]
Service[]
In 1978, Kingfisher and sister ship were deployed on Operation Grenada, the Royal Navy's standing patrol off the coast of Northern Ireland to stop arms smuggling to paramilitary groups during the Troubles.[3] Kingfisher continued her patrol duties as part of the Northern Ireland Squadron through the 1980s and into the 1990s.[4]
References[]
- ^ "H.M.S. Kingfisher". Oldships.org.uk Archived from the original on 25 November 2009.
- ^ Prézelin & Baker 1990, p. 717
- ^ Roberts 2009, pp. 104, 128
- ^ Roberts 2009, pp. 180, 231
- Prézelin, Bernard; Baker, A. D., III, eds. (1990). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 1990/1991. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-250-8.
- Roberts, John (2009). Safeguarding the Nation: The Story of the Modern Royal Navy. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-812-8.
Categories:
- Bird-class patrol vessels
- 1974 ships
- United Kingdom naval ship stubs