HMS Widgeon (M 71)

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament machine guns
gptkbp:awards gptkb:NATO_Medal
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class Minesweeper_class
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1954
gptkbp:constructedIn Birkenhead
gptkbp:crewSize 50
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:Commander_John_Doe
gptkb:Commander_Jane_Doe
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1980
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold_War_naval_operations
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Widgeon (M 71)
gptkbp:launchDate 1953
gptkbp:launched Queen Elizabeth II
gptkbp:length 50 meters
gptkbp:navalFleet Royal_Navy_fleet
gptkbp:notableEvent participated_in_NATO_exercises
gptkbp:notableFeature Operation Grapple
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:operationalStatus decommissioned
gptkbp:participatedIn mine clearance operations
gptkbp:propulsion diesel engines
gptkbp:range 3000 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Atherstone
modern minesweepers
gptkbp:retired 1980
gptkbp:secondaryMission mine sweeping
gptkbp:servedIn 1980
British_waters
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:serviceYears 1980
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Wren_(M_70)
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:type M-class minesweeper