RN Frigates: Type 23 Duke Class
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2018 7:45 pm
The Type 23 Duke Class frigate was originally designed for anti-submarine warfare (ASW), but the addition of the vertical-launched Seawolf point missile defence system and the Boeing Harpoon surface-to-surface missile, has expanded its role to include anti-surface warfare (ASuW).
The first Type 23 was commissioned in 1990. TheType 23 Duke Class frigates are:
HMS Norfolk (F230) commissioned June 1990
HMS Argyle (F231) commissioned May 1991
HMS Lancaster (F229) commissioned May 1992
HMS Marlborough (F233) commissioned June 1991
HMS Iron Duke (F234) commissioned May 1993
HMS Monmouth (F235) commissioned September 1993
HMS Montrose (F236) commissioned June 1994
HMS Westminister (F237) commissioned May 1994
HMS Northumberland (F238) commissioned November 1994
HMS Richmond (F239) commissioned June 1995
HMS Somerset (F82) commissioned September 1996
HMS Grafton (F80) commissioned May 1997
HMS Sutherland (F81) commissioned July 1997
HMS Kent (F78) commissioned June 2000
HMS Portland (F79) commissioned May 2001
HMS St Albans (F83) commissioned June 2002
In July 2004, the UK Ministry of Defence announced that the Type 23 fleet was to be reduced to 13. Batch 1 vessels, HMS Norfolk, and Marlborough were decommissioned in 2005 and Grafton in March 2006. All three were sold to the Chilean Navy and delivered over 2007-2008. Grafton was renamed Almirante Lynch (FF-07), Marlborough to Almirante Condell (FF-06) and Norfolk to Almirante Cochrane (FF-05).
Type 23 Duke Class frigate deployments
In July 2006, HMS St Albans assisted in the evacuation of UK nationals from Beirut during the Israel / Lebanon conflict, as part of the Royal Navy Operation Highbrow.
In late July, 2011 British Royal Navy Frigate Type 23 Duke-class HMS Sutherland conducted a boarding operation in international waters close to Libya. This operation was to prevent the flow of illegal weapons into the hands of pro-Gaddafi forces to protect Libyan civilians.
Source; Naval-Technology
The first Type 23 was commissioned in 1990. TheType 23 Duke Class frigates are:
HMS Norfolk (F230) commissioned June 1990
HMS Argyle (F231) commissioned May 1991
HMS Lancaster (F229) commissioned May 1992
HMS Marlborough (F233) commissioned June 1991
HMS Iron Duke (F234) commissioned May 1993
HMS Monmouth (F235) commissioned September 1993
HMS Montrose (F236) commissioned June 1994
HMS Westminister (F237) commissioned May 1994
HMS Northumberland (F238) commissioned November 1994
HMS Richmond (F239) commissioned June 1995
HMS Somerset (F82) commissioned September 1996
HMS Grafton (F80) commissioned May 1997
HMS Sutherland (F81) commissioned July 1997
HMS Kent (F78) commissioned June 2000
HMS Portland (F79) commissioned May 2001
HMS St Albans (F83) commissioned June 2002
In July 2004, the UK Ministry of Defence announced that the Type 23 fleet was to be reduced to 13. Batch 1 vessels, HMS Norfolk, and Marlborough were decommissioned in 2005 and Grafton in March 2006. All three were sold to the Chilean Navy and delivered over 2007-2008. Grafton was renamed Almirante Lynch (FF-07), Marlborough to Almirante Condell (FF-06) and Norfolk to Almirante Cochrane (FF-05).
Type 23 Duke Class frigate deployments
In July 2006, HMS St Albans assisted in the evacuation of UK nationals from Beirut during the Israel / Lebanon conflict, as part of the Royal Navy Operation Highbrow.
In late July, 2011 British Royal Navy Frigate Type 23 Duke-class HMS Sutherland conducted a boarding operation in international waters close to Libya. This operation was to prevent the flow of illegal weapons into the hands of pro-Gaddafi forces to protect Libyan civilians.
Source; Naval-Technology