HMS Widgeon (M 39)

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 2 x 20 mm guns
1 x 40 mm gun
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class M-class
gptkbp:commissioned 1954
Queen Elizabeth II
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin Widgeon bird
gptkbp:crew 40
gptkbp:decommissioned 1980
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:displacement 500 tons
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_John_Smith
gptkb:Commander_Jane_Doe
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:Royal_Naval_Base_Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Widgeon (M 39)
gptkbp:launchDate 1953
gptkbp:length 50 meters
gptkbp:maxRange 2000 nautical miles
gptkbp:notableEvent conducted humanitarian missions
conducted training exercises
provided logistical support
participated in disaster relief efforts
conducted anti-submarine warfare training
engaged in maritime patrols
engaged in counter-narcotics operations
conducted surveillance missions
supported naval operations
conducted environmental monitoring missions
participated in fleet reviews
visited foreign ports
assisted in search and rescue operations
took part in peacekeeping missions
took part in anti-piracy missions
participated in international maritime security operations
participated_in_Operation_Grapple
engaged_in_joint_exercises_with_US_Navy
took_part_in_naval_exercises_with_NATO_allies
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:operationalStatus decommissioned
gptkbp:participatedIn NATO_exercises
gptkbp:propulsion diesel engine
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Atherstone_(M_38)
gptkbp:role minesweeping
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:English_Channel
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:serviceYears 26 years
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Wren_(M_40)
HMS_Widgeon_(M_42)
HMS_Woodlark_(M_41)
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:type M-class minesweeper