HMS Berkeley (M40)

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Berkeley
NamesakeBerkeley Hunt[1]
BuilderVosper Thornycroft
Yard number4256
Launched3 December 1986
Acquired20 November 1987
Commissioned14 January 1988
Decommissioned28 February 2001
IdentificationPennant number: M40
FateSold to Greece
Greece
NameKallisto (Greek: Ν/ΘΗ Καλλιστώ)
NamesakeKallisto
Commissioned28 February 2001
Out of service27 October 2020
IdentificationPennant number: M63
StatusWreck
General characteristics
Class and typeHunt-class mine countermeasures vessel
Displacement750 t (740 long tons; 830 short tons)[2]
Length60 m (196 ft 10 in)[1]
Beam9.8 m (32 ft 2 in)
Draught2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)
Propulsion2 shaft Napier Deltic diesel engines, 3,540 shp (2,640 kW)
Speed17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement45 (6 officers & 39 ratings)[2]
Sensors and
processing systems
Sonar Type 2193
Armament1 × 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

HMS Berkeley was a Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel of the British Royal Navy. She was sold to the Hellenic Navy in 2001 and was commissioned as HS Kallisto. On 27 October 2020, she was cut in two in a collision with a container ship.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference mcdoa-launch was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Hunt Class Mine Countermeasures Vessels - Specifications". GlobalSecurity.org. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2020.