HMS Widgeon (M 29)

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament machine guns
gptkbp:awards gptkb:NATO_Medal
gptkbp:builder Lloyds
gptkbp:built gptkb:Portsmouth_Dockyard
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1954
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1954-05-01
gptkbp:crew 50 personnel
Royal_Navy_personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1980
1980-12-31
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Gulf_of_Aden
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:displacement 600 tons
500 tons
gptkbp:electronicSystems sonar
gptkbp:engineType diesel
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_John_Smith
gptkb:Commander_Jane_Doe
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1980
1980-06-30
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold_War_era_operations
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Widgeon (M 29)
gptkbp:launched 1953
gptkbp:length 50 meters
gptkbp:notableEvent participated_in_Operation_Grapple
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:operationalRole mine countermeasures
gptkbp:operationalStatus decommissioned
gptkbp:participatedIn NATO_exercises
gptkbp:productionYears 1954-1980
gptkbp:propulsion twin screw
gptkbp:radar surface search radar
gptkbp:range 3000 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Quorn_(M_41)
gptkbp:role minesweeping
gptkbp:sequel scrapped in 1981
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:services gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:sisterShip HMS_Wren_(M_30)
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:supportRole training minesweepers
gptkbp:trainingExercises Joint Warrior
gptkbp:type M-class minesweeper