HMS Iron Duke

Update 21.09.2021
Current Name HMS Iron Duke
Ships Sign F 234
IMO 8949628
Call Sign GCOB
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 1993
Shipyard Marconi Marine-Yarrow (Shipbuilders) Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Building No. 1040
Displacement [t] 4.300
Overall Length [m] 133,00
Registered Breadth [m] 16,10
Maximum Draught [m] 5,50
Propulsion [KW] 27.611
Propulsion [BHP] 37.540
Speed [Kn] 28,0
Additional Information 3rd "Duke" class frigate [type 23] (13 vessels, also see >HMS Lancaster<, >HMS Westminster<, >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)
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