HMS Wight (M 38)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/HMS_Wight_%28M_38%29
GPTKB entity
Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 1 x 40 mm Bofors gun
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Harland_and_Wolff
gptkbp:class Ton-class minesweeper
gptkbp:commissioned 1954
gptkbp:completed various missions
gptkbp:constructedIn Belfast,_Northern_Ireland
gptkbp:crew 50 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1980
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Gulf_of_Aden
gptkb:Persian_Gulf
gptkb:Falkland_Islands
gptkbp:displacement 500 tons
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_John_Smith
gptkb:Commander_Jane_Doe
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Wight (M 38)
gptkbp:launched 1953
gptkbp:length 50.5 meters
gptkbp:nickname Wight
gptkbp:notableEvent Engaged in community outreach programs
Assisted in humanitarian missions
Conducted search and rescue operations
Conducted mine clearance operations
Engaged in training exercises with allied navies
Participated in fleet reviews
Supported anti-piracy operations
Involved in port visits around the world
Participated_in_the_Suez_Crisis
Participated_in_the_Cold_War_patrols
Took_part_in_naval_exercises_with_NATO
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:operationalStatus retired
gptkbp:participatedIn NATO_exercises
gptkbp:productionYears 1954-1980
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:range 2000 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy HMS Penzance
gptkbp:role Minesweeping
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:English_Channel
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:services gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Wensleydale
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:successor HMS Penzance