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	'''HMS ''Chatham'' (F87)''' is a ] of the ]. Just 30 hours before the returning of Hong Kong, Chatham went illegally into the South China Sea, where she was caught by the Chinese Jianghu class frigate Yibin. Both nearly went into a collision when the British CO decided to ram Yibin, which he later evaded the ship instead. She was guardship to the ] ''Britannia'' when she withdrew from ]. In May 2000 ''Chatham'' was part of the Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) sent to the coast of Sierra Leone to oversee the evacuation of British, EU and Commonwealth nationals.		'''HMS ''Chatham'' (F87)''' is a ] of the ]. She was guardship to the ] ''Britannia'' when she withdrew from ]. In May 2000 ''Chatham'' was part of the Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) sent to the coast of Sierra Leone to oversee the evacuation of British, EU and Commonwealth nationals.

	In December, ] the ''Chatham'' operated off the coast of ], carrying out relief operations after the devastating ].		In December, ] the ''Chatham'' operated off the coast of ], carrying out relief operations after the devastating ].

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Career
At the International Fleet Review, 2005
Ordered:
Laid down:	12 May 1986
Launched:	20 January 1988
Commissioned:	4 May 1990
Decommissioned:
Fate:	Template:Ship fate box active in service
Struck:
General Characteristics
Displacement:	5300 t
Length:	148.1 m
Beam:	14.8 m
Draught:	6.4 m (24 ft)
Propulsion:	2 Rolls Royce Tyne Gas Turbines 2 Rolls Royce Spey Gas Turbines 2 shafts driving variable pitch propellers with COGAG (Combined Gas And Gas) gearbox, allowing all four engines to provide power to the drive train.
Speed:	Cruise 18 knots (33 km/h), max 30 knots (56 km/h)
Range:
Complement:	250 (max 301)
Armament:	4.5 inch (114 mm) Mk 8 gun Goalkeeper close-in weapons system (CIWS) Sea Wolf missile system 2 x Quad Harpoon missile launchers 2 x 20 mm Close range guns SeaGnat Decoy Launchers
Aircraft:	Lynx MK 8 helicopters armed with: Sea Skua anti-ships missiles Stingray anti-submarine torpedoes Mk 11 depth charges Machine guns
Motto:	Up and at 'em

HMS Chatham (F87) is a Type 22 frigate of the Royal Navy. She was guardship to the Royal Yacht Britannia when she withdrew from Hong Kong. In May 2000 Chatham was part of the Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) sent to the coast of Sierra Leone to oversee the evacuation of British, EU and Commonwealth nationals.

In December, 2004 the Chatham operated off the coast of Sri Lanka, carrying out relief operations after the devastating Indian Ocean Tsunami.

On April 18, 2005, Chatham, at Alexandria, Egypt, sent a party ashore to provide a burial for the recently-uncovered remains of thirty British sailors and officers who had died during or after the Battle of the Nile in 1798.

HMS Chatham also hosted the BBC for the television programme Shipmates which charted the life of ordinary sailors in the Royal Navy. In the program Chatham was filmed on active service in the Persian Gulf, whilst on an anti-terrorist mission. The show also covered the Chatham's humanitarian relief efforts after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.

On October 31, 2006, HMS Chatham visited the town of Chatham, Massachusetts. The Chatham was on its way to Boston, but stopped at the town with the same name for that reason. See HMS Chatham for other ships of the same name.

As of 16th March 2007, F87 is docked at St Mary's Island, Chatham as part of a recruitment drive to encourage local people to join the Navy.

Affiliations

References

Smith, Tannalee. "30 Members of British Fleet Reburied". Associated Press, April 18, 2005.
"BBC Website - Shipmates". Retrieved 2006-10-25.

v t e Type 22 frigates
Royal Navy	Broadsword Battleaxe Brilliant Brazen Boxer Beaver Brave London Sheffield Coventry Cornwall Cumberland Campbeltown Chatham
Brazilian Navy	Greenhalgh (ex-Broadsword) Dodsworth (ex-Brilliant) Bosísio (ex-Brazen) Rademaker (ex-Battleaxe)
Chilean Navy	Almirante Williams (ex-Sheffield)
Romanian Naval Forces	Regele Ferdinand (ex-Coventry) Regina Maria (ex-London)
Preceded by: Type 21 frigates Followed by: Type 23 frigates
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