HMS Bideford (M38)

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 2 x 20 mm Oerlikon guns
1 x 4-inch gun
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1941
gptkbp:crew approximately 50 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1946
gptkbp:displacement 600 tons
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
gptkbp:historical_significance Cold War era
cultural representation in media
D-Day landings
post-war naval strategy
international naval cooperation
training of naval personnel
minesweeping operations
post-war service
impact on naval warfare tactics
contribution to maritime security
legacy in naval engineering
British_naval_history
naval_technology_development
Royal_Navy_modernization
shipbuilding_industry_in_Britain
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Plymouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Bideford (M38)
gptkbp:launched 1940
gptkbp:length 180 feet
gptkbp:nickname Biddy
gptkbp:notable_event served_in_the_Mediterranean_Sea
participated_in_Operation_Neptune
swept_mines_off_the_coast_of_Normandy
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:English_Channel
gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkb:Adriatic_Sea
Aegean Sea
North_Atlantic
gptkbp:replacedBy HMS_Bideford_(M39)
gptkbp:servedIn 1946
gptkbp:services gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sister_ship HMS_Bideford_(M37)
gptkbp:speed 16 knots
gptkbp:type M-class minesweeper