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	HMS ''Westminster'' was used for the interior shots in the 1997 ] film '']'' in three different roles - as HMS ''Chester'', HMS ''Devonshire'' and HMS ''Bedford''. For the exterior shots a model was constructed.		HMS ''Westminster'' was used for the interior shots in the 1997 ] film '']'' in three different roles - as HMS ''Chester'', HMS ''Devonshire'' and HMS ''Bedford''. For the exterior shots a model was constructed.

	In 2004, HMS ''Westminster'' was assigned one of the Royal Navy's ~~last~~ ] ].<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/3763248.stm</ref> Also in 2004, the ship was the first to be fitted with new state-of-the-art sonar technology designed to detect the most advanced submarines. The technology is controversial as its effects on marine wildlife remain unclear.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4037079.stm</ref>		In 2004, HMS ''Westminster'' was assigned one of the Royal Navy's first ] ].<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/3763248.stm</ref> Also in 2004, the ship was the first to be fitted with new state-of-the-art sonar technology designed to detect the most advanced submarines. The technology is controversial as its effects on marine wildlife remain unclear.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4037079.stm</ref>

	In December 2005, the ship's company of HMS ''Westminster'' were all granted Freedom of the City of London. 200 naval officers in full ceremonial uniform paraded through the streets of London from ] to ] as part of the celebration service. HMS ''Westminster'' was chosen as a very rare recognition of her contributions to Westminster schools, local charities and the community as a whole. The honour entitles the crew the freedom to "parade through the City on all ceremonial occasions in full panoply and with drums beating, colours flying and bayonets fixed".<ref>http://www.westminster.gov.uk/councilgovernmentanddemocracy/councils/pressoffice/news/archive/pr-3028.cfm</ref>		In December 2005, the ship's company of HMS ''Westminster'' were all granted Freedom of the City of London. 200 naval officers in full ceremonial uniform paraded through the streets of London from ] to ] as part of the celebration service. HMS ''Westminster'' was chosen as a very rare recognition of her contributions to Westminster schools, local charities and the community as a whole. The honour entitles the crew the freedom to "parade through the City on all ceremonial occasions in full panoply and with drums beating, colours flying and bayonets fixed".<ref>http://www.westminster.gov.uk/councilgovernmentanddemocracy/councils/pressoffice/news/archive/pr-3028.cfm</ref>

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History
HMS Westminster moored alongside HMS Belfast
UK
Name	HMS Westminster (F237)
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	December 1989
Builder	Swan Hunter
Laid down	18 January 1991
Launched	4 February 1992
Commissioned	13 May 1994
Motto	For Nation and for Glory
Fate	Template:Ship fate box active in service
General characteristics
Class and type	'Duke'-class Type 23 frigate
Displacement	4,900 tonnes
Length	133 m (463 ft 3 in)
Beam	16.1 m (52 ft 10 in)
Draught	7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)
Propulsion	list error: <br /> list (help) CODLAG (Combined Diesel-eLectric And Gas) 2 × Rolls-Royce Spey boost gas-turbines 4 × Paxman Valenta diesel engines 2 × GEC electric motors
Speed	list error: <br /> list (help) 28 knots (52 km/h) 15 knots (28 km/h) on diesel-electric
Range	7,800 nautical miles (14,400 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement	185
Armament	list error: <br /> list (help) 2 × ASuW Harpoon quad launchers Vertical launch system Sea Wolf missiles 1 × BAE 4.5 inch (110 mm) Mk 8 gun 2 × Oerlikon 30 mm guns 4 × Sting Ray torpedo tubes Seagnat and DFL3 decoy launchers
Aircraft carried	1 × Merlin MH1 helicopter

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Westminster.

HMS Westminster (F237) is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy, and the second ship to bear the name. She was launched on 4 February 1992.

HMS Westminster was used for the interior shots in the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies in three different roles - as HMS Chester, HMS Devonshire and HMS Bedford. For the exterior shots a model was constructed.

In 2004, HMS Westminster was assigned one of the Royal Navy's first Merlin helicopters. Also in 2004, the ship was the first to be fitted with new state-of-the-art sonar technology designed to detect the most advanced submarines. The technology is controversial as its effects on marine wildlife remain unclear.

In December 2005, the ship's company of HMS Westminster were all granted Freedom of the City of London. 200 naval officers in full ceremonial uniform paraded through the streets of London from Westminster Abbey to Horse Guards as part of the celebration service. HMS Westminster was chosen as a very rare recognition of her contributions to Westminster schools, local charities and the community as a whole. The honour entitles the crew the freedom to "parade through the City on all ceremonial occasions in full panoply and with drums beating, colours flying and bayonets fixed".

She was deployed to Burma in May 2008 to spearhead the British relief effort after Cyclone Nargis devastated the country, but later had to withdraw after the junta refused to grant permission for aid to be landed.

Affiliations

Duke of Westminster
City of Westminster
Worshipful Company of Fanmakers
Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment
The Queen's Own Yeomanry
Westminster Abbey Choir School
Churchers College Royal Navy CCF Section
City of London School Royal Navy CCF Section
Southgate and Barnet Sea Cadet Unit
Haringey and Enfield Sea Cadet Unit
University of London Royal Naval Unit
The Parliamentary Maritime Group
Westminster Underground Station
National Westminster Bank (Westminster branch)

External links

Gallery

A tribute to the ship at Westminster tube station.
Docked in Portsmouth next to HMS Iron Duke.

v t e Type 23 frigates
Royal Navy	Norfolk Marlborough Argyll† Lancaster† Iron Duke† Monmouth† Westminster# Northumberland# Montrose† Richmond# Somerset# Grafton Sutherland# Kent# Portland# St Albans#
Chilean Navy	Almirante Cochrane (ex-Norfolk) Almirante Condell (ex-Marlborough) Almirante Lynch (ex-Grafton)
Preceded by: Type 22 frigate Followed by: Type 26 frigate (ASW) / Type 31 frigate (GP)
# = Fitted with towed array sonar for ASW operations † = General purpose ship without towed array sonar List of frigate classes of the Royal Navy

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