HMS St Albans (F83)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS St Albans.
HMS St Albans is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy. She is the sixth ship to bear the name and is the sixteenth and final ship in the 'Duke' class of frigates. She is based in Devonport, Plymouth.
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Name | St Albans |
Ordered | February 1996 |
Builder | Yarrow Shipbuilders |
Laid down | 18 April 1999 |
Launched | 6 May 2000 |
Commissioned | 6 June 2002 |
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Homeport | Devonport |
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Nickname(s) | "The Saint"[1] |
Status | In active service |
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Class and type | Type 23 frigate |
Displacement | 4,900 t (4,800 long tons; 5,400 short tons)[2] |
Length | 133 m (436 ft 4 in) |
Beam | 16.1 m (52 ft 10 in) |
Draught | 7.3 m (23 ft 11 in) |
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Speed | In excess of 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
Range | 7,500 nautical miles (14,000 km; 9,000 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 185 (accommodation for up to 218) |
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