HMS Bideford (M 29) XXVI

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:activeYears 2001
gptkbp:armament 1 x 30 mm gun
gptkbp:beam 10 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Yarrow_Shipbuilders
gptkbp:class gptkb:Sandown-class
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Commander_J._M._H._Houghton
gptkb:Commander_J._A._M._H._McGowan
gptkbp:commissioned 1980
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:crew 40
gptkbp:decommissioned 2001
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
2001
gptkbp:displacement 600 tons
Light displacement
gptkbp:draft 2.5 meters
gptkbp:electronic_warfare Radar_system
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Bideford (M 29) XXVI
gptkbp:is_designed_to Mine warfare
gptkbp:launched 1979
gptkbp:length 55 meters
gptkbp:navalFleet Part_of_the_Royal_Navy's_modern_fleet
gptkbp:notable_feature Mine detection capabilities
gptkbp:notableOperations Operation Shader
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:operational_area Coastal_waters
gptkbp:operational_status Decommissioned
gptkbp:operationalRange 2000 nautical miles
gptkbp:participatesIn NATO_exercises
gptkbp:propulsion Waterjet propulsion
gptkbp:radar Type 1007
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Shoreham_(M_112)
Modern minehunters
gptkbp:retired 2001
gptkbp:role Mine countermeasures
gptkbp:sensors Sonar_and_radar_systems
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Falklands_War
Multiple naval commands
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:HMS_Grimsby_(M_29)
gptkbp:sonar Type 2093
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Blyth_(M_10)
gptkbp:type gptkb:Minehunter