HMS Berkeley (M40)
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 |
| Commissioned: | 1986 |
| Decommissioned: | 2000 |
| Identification: | Pennant number: M40 |
| Fate: | Sold to Greece |
 Greece | |
| Name: | Kallisto (Greek: Ν/ΘΗ Καλλιστώ) |
| Operator: | Hellenic Navy |
| Acquired: | 2001 |
| Identification: | Pennant number: M36 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel |
| Displacement: | 750 tons |
| Length: | 60 m |
| Beam: | 9.8 m |
| Draught: | 2.2 m |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft Napier Deltic diesel, 3,540 shp |
| Speed: | 17 knots |
| Complement: | 45 (6 officers & 39 ratings) |
| Sensors and processing systems: | Sonar Type 2193 |
| Armament: | 1 × 40 mm Bofors Mark 9, replaced by 1 × 30 mm MSI DS-30B gun |
| Notes: |
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HMS Berkeley was a Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel of the British Royal Navy. She was sold to the Greek Navy in 2001 as Kallisto.
References
- Jane's International Defense Review: IDR. Jane's Information Group. July 2000.
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