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Current Name |
HMS Westminster |
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Ships Sign |
F 237 |
|
IMO |
8949654 |
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Call Sign |
GCOK |
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Operator |
Royal Navy, Portsmouth (Navy Command Headquarters), Hampshire, United Kingdom |
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Owner |
UK Ministry of Defence, Whitehall, Westminster, London, United Kingdom |
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Flag |
United Kingdom |
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Port of Registry |
Portsmouth |
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Type of Ship |
frigate |
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Completion |
1994 |
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Shipyard |
Swan Hunter Shipbuilders Ltd., Wallsend-on-Tyne, United Kingdom |
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Building No. |
135 |
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Displacement [t] |
4.300 |
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Overall Length [m] |
133,00 |
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Registered Breadth [m] |
16,10 |
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Maximum Draught [m] |
5,50 |
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Propulsion [KW] |
38.467 |
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Propulsion [BHP] |
52.300 |
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Speed [Kn] |
30,0 |
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Additional Information |
5th "Duke" class frigate [type 23] (13 vessels, also see >HMS Lancaster<, >HMS Iron Duke<, >HMS Richmond<, >HMS Sutherland<, >HMS Kent< and >HMS St. Albans<) - main armament: 32x SAM "Sea Wolf", 8x SSM "Harpoon", 4x 324 mm fixed Stingray ASW torpedos, 1x 114-mm gun Mk 8, 2x 30-mm AA gun DS-30B', 1x ASW helicopter AgustaWestland AW101 "Merlin HM.1" (Sea Skua missiles and/or Stingray ASW torpedos) |
