HMS Westminster (F237): Difference between revisions

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			\|CODLAG (Combined Diesel and Gas)—2 Rolls Royce spey boost turbines<br>4 GEC Paxman-Valenta diesel engines<br>2 GEC electric motors
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			\|2 quad Harpoon launchers<br>Vertical launch system Sea Wolf missiles<br>4.5-in Mk 8 gun<br>2 30 mm guns<br>2 magazine launched anti-submarine torpedo tubes<br>NATO Seagnat and DFL3 decoy launchers
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			\|] HMA8
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Revision as of 03:40, 26 February 2004

Career	RN Ensign

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General Characteristics
Displacement:	4,900 tonnes
Length:	133 m/463 ft
Beam:	16.1 m/52.9 ft
Draught:
Propulsion:	CODLAG (Combined Diesel and Gas)—2 Rolls Royce spey boost turbines 4 GEC Paxman-Valenta diesel engines 2 GEC electric motors
Speed:
Range:
Complement:	185
Armament:	2 quad Harpoon launchers Vertical launch system Sea Wolf missiles 4.5-in Mk 8 gun 2 30 mm guns 2 magazine launched anti-submarine torpedo tubes NATO Seagnat and DFL3 decoy launchers
Aircraft:	Lynx HMA8
Motto:

See HMS Westminster for other ships of the same name.

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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