HMS Widgeon (M 44)

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:acquisition gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:armament machine guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Harland_and_Wolff
gptkbp:built mine warfare
gptkbp:class Minesweeper_class
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1954
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Belfast
gptkbp:crewSize 40
gptkbp:decommissioned 1980
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:displacement 500 tons
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_John_Smith
gptkb:Captain_John_Doe
gptkb:Commander_Jane_Doe
gptkbp:firstDeployment North_Atlantic
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Plymouth
gptkbp:firstPublished 1975
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold_War_era_operations
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Widgeon (M 44)
gptkbp:launchDate 1953
gptkbp:launched Queen Elizabeth II
gptkbp:length 50 meters
gptkbp:notableEvent participated_in_NATO_exercises
gptkbp:notableFeature mine countermeasures
gptkbp:operatesIn British_waters
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:operationalStatus decommissioned
gptkbp:participatedIn Operation Grapple
gptkbp:propulsion diesel engines
gptkbp:range 3000 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy modern minesweepers
gptkbp:retired active service
gptkbp:secondaryMission training exercises
gptkbp:servedIn 1980
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Wren
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:supportRole mine warfare training
gptkbp:trainingExercises Joint Warrior
gptkbp:type M-class minesweeper
gptkbp:usedFor mine clearance
gptkbp:usedIn search and rescue operations