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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
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gptkbp:armament
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2 x 20 mm guns
1 x 40 mm gun
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
Lloyds
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gptkbp:class
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M-class minesweeper
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gptkbp:commissioned
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gptkb:Royal_Navy
1954
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gptkbp:crewSize
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50 personnel
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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gptkb:Royal_Navy
1980
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gptkbp:deployedTo
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gptkb:Sierra_Leone
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Persian_Gulf
gptkb:Falkland_Islands
gptkb:Bosnia
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gptkbp:displacement
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500 tons
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gptkbp:fate
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Sold for scrap
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gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer
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gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkb:Captain_James_Brown
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gptkbp:flag
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White Ensign
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Post-war naval strategy
Minesweeping technology development
Cold_War_operations
NATO_member_operations
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gptkbp:homePort
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gptkb:Portsmouth
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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HMS Widgeon (M 142)
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gptkbp:launchDate
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1953
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gptkbp:length
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50 meters
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gptkbp:motto
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Swift_and_Sure
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Widgeon
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Participated_in_NATO_exercises
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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Retired
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gptkbp:propulsion
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gptkb:Diesel_engine
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gptkbp:range
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3000 nautical miles
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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HMS_Widgeon_(M_142)_II
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gptkbp:role
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Minesweeping
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gptkbp:servedIn
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gptkb:English_Channel
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:North_Sea
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gptkbp:services
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gptkb:Cold_War
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gptkbp:sisterShip
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HMS_Widgeon_(M_142)_II
HMS_Woodlark_(M_143)
HMS_Wren_(M_141)
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gptkbp:speed
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15 knots
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gptkbp:successor
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HMS_Widgeon_(M_142)_II
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