HMS Bideford (M 96)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Navy_Reserve
gptkbp:armament 2 x 7.62 mm machine guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Yarrow_Shipbuilders
gptkbp:class gptkb:Minehunter
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1982
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:countermeasures Mine hunting gear
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin Bideford,_Devon
gptkbp:crew 40
gptkbp:decommissioned 2001
2001-03-30
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:design gptkb:Sandown-class
gptkbp:displacement 600 tons
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Commander_J._A._H._Houghton
gptkbp:firstDeployment 2000
gptkbp:flag White Ensign
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Bideford (M 96)
gptkbp:launchDate 1980
gptkbp:length 52 meters
gptkbp:maxRange 2000 nautical miles
gptkbp:motto To Seek and to Save
gptkbp:nickname Biddy
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:operationalStatus Decommissioned
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Operation_Granby
gptkbp:productionYears 1982-2001
gptkbp:propulsion Twin screw
gptkbp:radar Type 1007
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Shoreham_(M_112)
gptkbp:role Mine countermeasures
gptkbp:secondaryMission Mine clearance operations
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Atherstone_(M_38)
gptkbp:sonar Type 2093
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:status Scrapped
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Shoreham_(M_112)
gptkbp:supportRole Mine warfare training
gptkbp:trainingExercises Joint Warrior
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1978
1980