HMS Widgeon (M 130)

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament machine guns
gptkbp:awards gptkb:NATO_Medal
gptkbp:beam 10 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Harland_and_Wolff
gptkbp:class M-class minesweeper
gptkbp:commissioned 1954
Queen Elizabeth II
gptkbp:communicationEquipment Radio
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Belfast
gptkbp:crewSize 50
gptkbp:decommissioned 1980
1980-01-01
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:displacement 600 tons
500 tons
400 tons
gptkbp:draft 3 meters
gptkbp:electronicSystems Sonar
gptkbp:enginePower 1200 hp
gptkbp:exhibits No
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Commander_Richard_Green
gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_James_Brown
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1980
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:firstPublished 1975
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold_War_era_operations
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Plymouth
gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Widgeon (M 130)
gptkbp:launchDate 1953
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Lady_Smith
gptkbp:length 50 meters
gptkbp:nickname Widge
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:operationalStatus retired
gptkbp:participatedIn NATO_exercises
gptkbp:productionYears 1954-1980
gptkbp:propulsion diesel engine
gptkbp:radar Navigation_radar
gptkbp:range 3000 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy HMS_Quorn_(M_130)
gptkbp:role minesweeping
gptkbp:secondaryMission Mine clearance
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Wren_(M_131)
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:supportRole Naval training