HMS Berkeley (M40)
HMS Berkeley was a Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel of the British Royal Navy.
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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 |
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 |
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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
- 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.
- "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.
- Jane's International Defense Review: IDR. Jane's Information Group. July 2000. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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