HMS Boxer (F92)
1983 Type 22 or Broadsword-class frigate of the Royal Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Boxer.
HMS Boxer was the first of the Batch 2 Type 22 frigates of the Royal Navy. She was decommissioned on 4 August 1999 and expended as a target in August 2004.
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Name | HMS Boxer |
Builder | Yarrow Shipbuilders |
Laid down | 1 November 1979 |
Launched | 17 June 1981 |
Commissioned | 22 December 1983 |
Decommissioned | 4 August 1999 |
Identification | Pennant number: F92 |
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Fate | Sunk as a target vessel |
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Class and type | Type 22 frigate |
Displacement | 4,800 tons |
Length | 146.5 m (481 ft) |
Beam | 14.8 m (49 ft) |
Draught | 6.4 m (21 ft) |
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Range | 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) |
Complement | 273 |
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Aircraft carried | 2 × Lynx MK 8 helicopters |
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