HMS Widgeon (M 144)

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament machine guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Harland_and_Wolff
gptkbp:class gptkb:Minesweeper
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1954
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Belfast
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crewSize 40 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1980
gptkbp:displacement 500 tons
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Commander_Smith
Lieutenant Commander
Commander
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1980
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold_War_era_operations
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Widgeon (M 144)
gptkbp:launchDate 1953
gptkbp:launched Queen Elizabeth II
gptkbp:length 50 meters
gptkbp:nickname Widgeon
gptkbp:notableEvent Royal visit
Joint exercises with allies
Humanitarian aid missions
Fleet review
Participation_in_NATO_operations
gptkbp:operationalArea European_waters
gptkbp:operationalStatus retired
gptkbp:participatedIn Exercises
Humanitarian missions
Naval exercises
Search_and_Rescue_operations
gptkbp:propulsion diesel engine
gptkbp:range 3000 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy Modern minesweepers
gptkbp:secondaryMission Decommissioning ceremony
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:North_Sea
gptkb:NATO
gptkbp:services gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:sisterShip HMS_Wren_(M_145)
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:status scrapped
gptkbp:type M-class minesweeper