Current Name |
HMS Richmond |
Ships Sign |
F 239 |
IMO |
8949678 |
Call Sign |
GCOJ |
Operator |
Royal Navy, Portsmouth (Navy Command Headquarters), Hampshire, United Kingdom |
Owner |
UK Ministry of Defence, Whitehall, Westminster, London, United Kingdom |
Flag |
United Kingdom |
Port of Registry |
Portsmouth |
Type of Ship |
frigate |
Completion |
1995 |
Shipyard |
Swan Hunter Shipbuilders Ltd., Wallsend-on-Tyne, United Kingdom |
Building No. |
137 |
Displacement [t] |
4.300 |
Overall Length [m] |
133,00 |
Registered Breadth [m] |
16,10 |
Maximum Draught [m] |
5,50 |
Propulsion [KW] |
38.467 |
Propulsion [BHP] |
52.300 |
Speed [Kn] |
30,0 |
Additional Information |
7th "Duke" class frigate [type 23] (13 vessels, also see >HMS Lancaster<, >HMS Iron Duke<, >HMS Westminster<, >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) |