HMS Plymouth (F126)
1961 Type 12M or Rothesay-class frigate of the Royal Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Plymouth.
HMS Plymouth was a Royal Navy Rothesay-class frigate. In 1982, Plymouth was one of the first Royal Navy ships to arrive in the South Atlantic during the Falklands War.
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HMS Plymouth underway | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Plymouth |
Builder | Devonport Dockyard |
Laid down | 1 July 1958 |
Launched | 20 July 1959 |
Commissioned | 11 May 1961 |
Decommissioned | 28 April 1988 |
Identification | Pennant number: F126 |
Fate | Museum ship from 28 April 1988, Scrapped October 2014 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Rothesay-class frigate |
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Length | 370 ft (110 m) |
Beam | 41 ft (12 m) |
Draught | 17.3 ft (5.3 m) |
Installed power | 30,000 shp (22,000 kW) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h) |
Range | 400 tons oil fuel, 5,200 nautical miles (9,600 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h) |
Complement | 152, later 225, modified to 235[citation needed] |
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Armament |
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Aircraft carried | Wasp helicopter |
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