HMS Bideford (M 29) LXXIX

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
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:class M-class
gptkbp:commissioned 1940
gptkbp:crew 50 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1946
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:English_Channel
gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:displacement 600 tons
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Plymouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Bideford (M 29) LXXIX
gptkbp:launched 1939
gptkbp:length 62.5 meters
gptkbp:name gptkb:Bideford
gptkbp:nickname None known
gptkbp:notable_event Mine clearance operations
Supported D-Day landings
Participated_in_Operation_Neptune
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Bideford_(M_29)_LXXXII
gptkb:HMS_Bideford_(M_29)_LXXXI
gptkbp:servedIn Logistics operations
Counter-terrorism operations
Humanitarian missions
Peacekeeping missions
Anti-submarine warfare
Search and rescue operations
Support operations
Rescue missions
Naval operations
Naval exercises
Counter-piracy operations
Diplomatic missions
Surveillance operations
Reconnaissance missions
Patrol duties
Joint operations with allies
Naval intelligence operations
Mine laying operations
Training operations
Convoy escort missions
Naval blockade operations
Mine sweeping operations
Coastal_defense
gptkbp:services gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:HMS_Bideford_(M_29)_LXXVIII
HMS Bideford (M 29) LXXX
gptkbp:speed 16 knots
gptkbp:type M-class minesweeper