HMS Widgeon (M 139)

GPTKB entity

Properties (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 2 x 7.62 mm machine guns
gptkbp:awards gptkb:NATO_Medal
gptkbp:beam 10 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Yarrow_Shipbuilders
gptkbp:class Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_J._A._H._Smith
gptkb:Commander_R._J._H._Smith
gptkbp:commissioned 1980
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1980-04-01
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:crew 40
gptkbp:decommissioned 2001
2001-12-01
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Falkland_Islands
2001
gptkbp:displacement 500 tons
gptkbp:draft 3 meters
gptkbp:electronic_warfare gptkb:Sea_Wolf_missile_system
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:homeGround Royal_Navy_base
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Widgeon (M 139)
gptkbp:is_designed_to gptkb:Ministry_of_Defence
Mine countermeasures
gptkbp:launchDate 1979-06-01
gptkbp:launched 1979
gptkbp:length 50 meters
55 meters
gptkbp:missions Mine clearance operations
gptkbp:navalFleet gptkb:British_Fleet
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:operational_status Decommissioned
gptkbp:operationalRole Mine warfare
gptkbp:origin Widgeon bird
gptkbp:participatesIn Operation Shader
Joint Warrior
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:HMS_Widgeon_(M_112)
gptkbp:productionYears 21 years
gptkbp:propulsion Twin screw
gptkbp:radar Type 1007
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Grimsby_(M_109)
Hunt-class vessels
gptkbp:retired 2001
gptkbp:secondary_mission Training exercises
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:HMS_Cattistock_(M_31)
gptkbp:sonar Type 2093
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:successor HMS Penzance (M 107)
gptkbp:type gptkb:Minehunter