HMS Bideford (M 74)

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 2 x 20 mm guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Yarrow_Shipbuilders
gptkbp:built 2003
gptkbp:class gptkb:Minehunter
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1982
gptkbp:communicationEquipment Radio communication
gptkbp:completed 1981
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:crew 40
gptkbp:decommissioned 2001
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:displacement Standard
600 tons
gptkbp:electronicSystems Sonar_system
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Commander_J._A._M._H._Houghton
gptkbp:firstDeployment 2001
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:Portsmouth_Naval_Base
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Bideford (M 74)
gptkbp:launchDate 1980
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Lady_Houghton
gptkbp:length 52 meters
gptkbp:nickname Biddy
gptkbp:notableEvent Assisted in humanitarian missions
Engaged in anti-piracy operations
Conducted mine clearance operations
Supported maritime security operations
Participated_in_NATO_exercises
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:operationalHistory Various deployments
gptkbp:operationalStatus Retired
gptkbp:participatedIn Operation Shader
gptkbp:propulsion Screw propulsion
gptkbp:radar Navigation_radar
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Shoreham_(M_112)
gptkbp:retirementYear 2001
gptkbp:role Mine countermeasures
gptkbp:servedIn NATO_operations
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Cattistock_(M_31)
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:status Scrapped
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Grimsby_(M_109)
gptkbp:supportRole Naval training
gptkbp:surveillanceEquipment CCTV_system
gptkbp:trainingExercises Joint Warrior