HMS Widgeon (M 66)

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 1 x 40 mm Bofors gun
gptkbp:awards gptkb:NATO_Medal
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Lloyds_Register_of_Shipping
gptkbp:built gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:casualties none
gptkbp:class Minesweeper_class
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1954
gptkbp:communicationEquipment UHF/VHF radio
gptkbp:crew Royal_Navy_training_exercises
gptkbp:crewSize 50
gptkbp:decommissioned 1980
1980-12-31
gptkbp:deployedTo NATO_operations
gptkbp:displacement 500 tons
gptkbp:engineType diesel
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:Naval_Museum_of_Portsmouth
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_John_Smith
gptkb:Commander_Jane_Doe
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1980
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 66)
gptkbp:launchDate 1953
gptkbp:launched Lady Widgeon
gptkbp:length 50 meters
gptkbp:maxRange 2000 nautical miles
gptkbp:nickname Widgeon
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:operationalStatus retired
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Operation_Corporate
Operation Black Buck
Operation Grapple
Exercise Mainbrace
gptkbp:propulsion twin screw
gptkbp:radar Type 1007
gptkbp:replacedBy modern minesweepers
gptkbp:secondaryMission training exercises
gptkbp:secondaryRole patrol
minesweeping
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkbp:services gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Wren_(M_67)
gptkbp:sonar Type 174
gptkbp:speed 14 knots
gptkbp:type M-class minesweeper