HMS Widgeon (M 52)

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
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:built minesweeping operations
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1954
gptkbp:constructedIn Birkenhead
gptkbp:crewSize 50
gptkbp:decommissioned 1980
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
humanitarian missions
gptkbp:displacement 500 tons
gptkbp:engagements various naval exercises
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_John_Smith
gptkb:Commander_Jane_Doe
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1980
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Plymouth
gptkbp:historicalRole Cold War deterrence
gptkbp:historicalSignificance part of post-war naval strategy
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Widgeon (M 52)
gptkbp:launchDate 1953
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Lady_Margaret
gptkbp:length 50 meters
gptkbp:maxRange 2000 nautical miles
gptkbp:nickname Widgeon
gptkbp:notableEvent participated_in_NATO_exercises
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Captain_Richard_Roe
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:operationalHistory extensive
gptkbp:operationalStatus retired
gptkbp:participatedIn Cold_War_operations
gptkbp:productionYears 26 years
gptkbp:propulsion diesel engine
gptkbp:replacedBy modern minesweepers
gptkbp:retirementYear age and modernization
gptkbp:role minesweeping
gptkbp:secondaryMission mine clearance operations
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Royal_Navy_Reserve
multiple flags
gptkbp:serviceYears 1954-1980
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Wren_(M_53)
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:supportRole naval cadets
gptkbp:trainingExercises Joint Warrior
gptkbp:type M-class minesweeper