HMS Widgeon (M 45)

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 1 x 40 mm Bofors gun
2 x 20 mm Oerlikon guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Harland_and_Wolff
gptkbp:class gptkb:Minesweeper
gptkbp:commissioned 1954
Queen Elizabeth II
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Belfast
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:firstDeployment 1980
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:Royal_Naval_Base_Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Widgeon (M 45)
gptkbp:launchDate 1953
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Harland_and_Wolff
gptkbp:length 50 meters
gptkbp:notableEvent Engaged in counter-terrorism operations
Assisted in humanitarian missions
Conducted search and rescue operations
Participated in anti-piracy operations
Engaged in naval exercises with allies
Assisted in maritime security operations
Conducted mine clearance operations
Supported naval blockade operations
Conducted training exercises for new recruits
Participated_in_joint_exercises_with_NATO
Participated_in_the_Falklands_War
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:participatedIn NATO_exercises
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Atherstone_(M_38)
gptkbp:role Minesweeping
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:English_Channel
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:serviceYears 27 years
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Woodlark_(M_47)
gptkb:HMS_Wren_(M_46)
gptkb:HMS_Widgeon_(M_45)
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:type M-class minesweeper