HMS Bideford (M 79)

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 1 x 30 mm gun
gptkbp:awards gptkb:NATO_Medal
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Yarrow_Shipbuilders
gptkbp:built 1979
gptkbp:class gptkb:Sandown-class
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_J._M._H._Houghton
gptkb:Commander_J._A._M._McGowan
gptkbp:commissioned 1980
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:crew 40 personnel
Mine warfare training
gptkbp:decommissioned 2001
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:Falkland_Islands
2000
gptkbp:displacement Light
600 tons
800 tons
gptkbp:draft 3.5 meters
gptkbp:electronic_systems gptkb:Sonar_2093
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:MTU_12V_396_TE74
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
Scrapped in 2004
gptkbp:firstPublished 1990
gptkbp:height 20 meters
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Plymouth
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Bideford (M 79)
gptkbp:is_used_in Mine countermeasures
gptkbp:launched 1979
gptkbp:length 52 meters
gptkbp:missions Over 100
gptkbp:motto The Sea is Ours
gptkbp:nickname Biddy
gptkbp:notable_event Participated in the 50th anniversary of D-Day.
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:operational_area North_Atlantic
gptkbp:operational_status Retired
gptkbp:operationalRange 1000 nautical miles
gptkbp:participatesIn Operation Shader
NATO_exercises
gptkbp:productionYears 21 years
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:range 2000 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Grimsby
gptkbp:secondary_mission Mine clearance operations
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:HMS_Sandown
gptkbp:speed 13 knots