HMS Bideford (M 29) XLIII

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 2 x 20 mm guns
gptkbp:beam 10.5 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Yarrow_Shipbuilders
gptkbp:built gptkb:UK
gptkbp:class Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Commander_J._M._H._Houghton
gptkb:Commander_J._A._H._Houghton
gptkbp:commissioned 1980
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:countermeasures Mine countermeasure systems
gptkbp:crew 40
gptkbp:decommissioned 2001
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 2001-03-31
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Gulf_War
2001
Various_NATO_missions
gptkbp:design Designed for mine warfare
gptkbp:displacement 600 tons
gptkbp:draft 3.2 meters
gptkbp:electronic_warfare Radar_systems
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:firstPublished Never recommissioned
gptkbp:historical_significance Part_of_the_Royal_Navy's_modern_fleet
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Bideford (M 29) XLIII
gptkbp:launched 1979
gptkbp:legacy Contributed to naval mine warfare tactics.
gptkbp:length 60 meters
56.5 meters
gptkbp:maxRange 2000 nautical miles
gptkbp:missions Mine clearance operations
gptkbp:motto To Seek and To Save
gptkbp:nickname Biddy
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:operational_status Retired
gptkbp:operationalHistory Served in various operations
gptkbp:operationalRole Mine detection and clearance
gptkbp:participatesIn NATO_exercises
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engines
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Shoreham_(M_112)
gptkbp:serviceYears 21 years
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:HMS_Cattistock_(M_31)
gptkbp:sonar Hull-mounted_sonar
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Chiddingfold_(M_37)
gptkbp:supportRole Naval training exercises
gptkbp:type gptkb:Minehunter