HMS Widgeon (F 149)

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Sea_Cat_missiles
Bofors 40 mm gun
gptkbp:awards gptkb:NATO_Medal
gptkb:Long_Service_and_Good_Conduct_Medal
gptkb:South_Atlantic_Medal
Operational Service Medal
gptkbp:beam 12 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class gptkb:Frigate
gptkbp:commissionDate 1961
gptkbp:commissioned Queen Elizabeth II
gptkbp:crew 200 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1988
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:Persian_Gulf
gptkbp:design gptkb:Leander-class_frigate
gptkbp:displacement 1,500 tons
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkb:Captain_James_Brown
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Widgeon (F 149)
gptkbp:launchDate 1960
gptkbp:length 100 meters
gptkbp:nickname Widge
gptkbp:notableEvent Participated_in_the_Falklands_War
gptkbp:operates gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Navy
gptkb:Royal_Australian_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:Royal_New_Zealand_Navy
gptkbp:operationalArea North_Atlantic
gptkbp:participatedIn NATO_exercises
gptkbp:productionYears 1961-1988
gptkbp:propulsion Gas turbine
gptkbp:radar Type 965 radar
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Richmond
gptkbp:role Anti-submarine warfare
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Wessex
gptkbp:sonar Type 162 sonar
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Widgeon_(M_149)
gptkbp:supportRole Naval training ship