HMS Widgeon (M 56)

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:alumni crew reunions
gptkbp:armament machine guns
gptkbp:awards gptkb:NATO_Medal
gptkbp:beam 10 meters
gptkbp:builder Lloyds
gptkbp:built 1981
UK_scrapyard
gptkbp:class Minesweeper_class
gptkbp:commissioned 1954
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew naval training exercises
gptkbp:crewSize 50 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1980
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkbp:displacement 500 tons
gptkbp:draft 2.5 meters
gptkbp:engineType diesel engine
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:Naval_Museum
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
gptkbp:finalScore scrapped
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_Jane_Doe
gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1980
gptkbp:historicalRole minesweeping operations
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold_War_operations
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:Portsmouth_Naval_Base
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Widgeon (M 56)
gptkbp:launched 1953
gptkbp:length 50 meters
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Royal_Navy_Ensign
gptkbp:nickname Widgeon
gptkbp:notableEvent participated_in_NATO_exercises
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:operationalStatus decommissioned
gptkbp:participatedIn NATO_exercises
gptkbp:propulsion twin screw
gptkbp:range 3000 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy modern minesweepers
gptkbp:retirementYear age and obsolescence
gptkbp:secondaryMission mine clearance operations
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
1980
gptkbp:services gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Wren
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:type M-class minesweeper