HMS Berkeley (M40)

HMS Berkeley was a Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel of the British Royal Navy.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Berkeley.

History
United Kingdom
Name: HMS Berkeley
Operator: Royal Navy
Builder: Vosper Thornycroft
Launched: 3 December 1986
Acquired: 20 November 1987
Commissioned: 14 January 1988
Decommissioned: 28 February 2001
Identification: Pennant number: M40
Fate: Sold to Greece
Greece
Name: Kallisto (Greek: Ν/ΘΗ Καλλιστώ)
Operator: Hellenic Navy
Commissioned: 28 February 2001
Identification: Pennant number: M63
General characteristics
Class and type: Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel
Displacement: 750 tons
Length: 60 m (200 ft)
Beam: 9.8 m (32 ft)
Draught: 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)
Propulsion: 2 shaft Napier Deltic diesel, 3,540 shp
Speed: 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement: 45 (6 officers & 39 ratings)
Sensors and
processing systems:		 Sonar Type 2193
Armament: 1 × Bofors 40 mm gun Mark 9, replaced by 1 × 30 mm MSI DS-30B gun
Notes:
  • Mine counter measures equipment:
  • 2 × PAP remotely controlled submarines (ROV)
  • MS 14 Magnetic loop
  • Sperry MSSA Acoustic generator
  • K8 Oropesa sweeps

She was the twelfth of the thirteen Hunt-class vessels, and was built by Vosper Thorneycroft shipbuilders at Woolston, Southampton. She was launched on 3 December 1986 by Lady Gerken, the wife of Vice Admiral Sir Robert Gerken, former Flag Officer Plymouth.[1]

Berkeley was commissioned on 14 January 1988, and after sea trials, was assigned to the 1st Mine Countermeasures Squadron based at Rosyth, Scotland.[1] She took part in mine clearance operations in the Persian Gulf following the 1st Gulf War and later was involved in fishery protection duties in UK waters.[2]

She was sold to the Greek Navy in 2001 and renamed Kallisto.[3]

References
  1. Directorate of Public Relations (Royal Navy) (1988). HMS Berkeley: Hunt Class Mine Counter Measures Vessel (PDF). Minewarfare & Clearance Diving Officers' Association. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  2. "The Handover Ceremony of HMS Berkeley to the Hellenic Navy as HS Kallisto" (PDF). Minewarfare & Clearance Diving Officers' Association. 28 February 2001. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  3. Jane's International Defense Review: IDR. Jane's Information Group. July 2000. Retrieved 13 March 2019.


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