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HMS Sutherland at Dartmouth, September 2007
History
UK
Name	HMS Sutherland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	January 1992
Builder	Yarrow Shipbuilders
Laid down	14 October 1993
Launched	9 March 1996
Sponsored by	Lady Christina Walmsley
Commissioned	4 July 1997
Homeport	HMNB Devonport, Plymouth
Motto	list error: <br /> list (help) Sans peur "Without fear"
Status	in active service
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General characteristics
Class and type	Type 23 Frigate
Displacement	4,900 tonnes, standard
Length	133 m (436 ft 4 in)
Beam	16.1 m (52 ft 10 in)
Draught	7.3 m (23 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	CODLAG with four 1510 kW (2,025 shp) Paxman Valenta 12CM diesel generators powering two GEC electric motors delivering 2980kW (4000 shp) and two Rolls-Royce Spey SM1A delivering 23,190 kW (31,100 shp) to two shafts
Speed	28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph), HMS Sutherland achieved 34.4 knots (63.7 km/h; 39.6 mph) during high-speed trials (November 2008)
Range	14,485 kilometres (9,001 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	185
Electronic warfare & decoys	4 x 6-barrel Seagnat decoy launchers DFL2/3 offboard decoys
Armament	Template:Type 23 frigate weapon fit
Aircraft carried	list error: <br /> list (help) 1×Lynx HMA8, armed with; 4× Sea Skua anti ship missiles, or 2× anti submarine torpedoes or 1×Westland Merlin HM1, armed with; 4× anti submarine torpedoes
Aviation facilities	Flight deck Enclosed hangar

HMS Sutherland is a Type 23 frigate of the British Royal Navy. She is the thirteenth ship in the Duke class of frigates and is the third ship to bear the name, more than 200 years since the name was last used.

She was launched in 1996 by Lady Christina Walmsley, wife of Sir Robert Walmsley KCB. Before this occasion, Royal Navy ships had always been launched with a bottle of champagne, but Lady Walmsley broke with tradition and used a bottle of Macallan Whiskey.

There is a keen golfing community on-board, and the crew sometimes use the facilities of their affiliate golf course in the Royal Burgh of Dornoch.

Operational history

She was deployed to the Falkland Islands in the winter 1998/1999. In 2000, she was part of the task force{{{amt}}} NTG2000, the first time Royal Navy ships have circumnavigated the globe since 1986. In December 2007, major upgrades worth ₤35 million were announced making Sutherland the "most powerful frigate in the fleet". The upgrades included Sonar 2087, an upgrade to Seawolf, an improvement to the 4.5 inch gun to allow it to fire long-range ammunition, and a reshaped stern to cut fuel use.

She was due to be given the freedom of the county of Sutherland but had her visit cut short, with "operational commitments" as the given reason. This was eventually revealed as her deployment as part of the UK Response Force Task Group's (RFTG) first deployment, named COUGAR' 11.

In May 2011, she made a port visit to Patras, Greece following participation in exercises off Crete, after which she became involved in the operations off the Libyan coast.

On 16 June 2011, Sutherland visited Souda Bay in Crete to commemorate the 70th anniversay of the Battle of Crete, before sailing to Kalamata in Greece to conduct further World War II memorials.

On 24 July 2011 HMS Sutherland returned to the coast of Libya as part of Operation Ellamy.

On 18 October 2011 HMS Sutherland passed through Tower Bridge in London and docked next to HMS Belfast, returning through the bridge on 22 October 2011.

In 2012, she was part of the COUGAR 12 task group.

She took part in Exercise Joint Warrior 2013.

Affiliations

• The Highlanders, 4th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland
• County of Sutherland
• Honourable Company of Master Mariners, Livery
• Sherborne School, CCF
• Clifton College, Bristol CCF's
• TS Grenville, Paisley (Sea Cadets)
• TS Duchess, Biggleswade (Sea Cadets)
• The Royal Dornoch Golf Club

• Sutherland approaching Dartmouth, September 2007
• Sutherland approaching Dartmouth, September 2007
• Sutherland at Newcastle upon Tyne, September 2004
• HMS Sutherland families & friends day cruise from Portsmouth, 5th July 2013.
• HMS Sutherland families & friends day cruise from Portsmouth, 5th July 2013.
• HMS Sutherland 4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun turret, 5th July 2013.
• HMS Sutherland approaching Hamburg on 19th October 2013

References

1. "Type 23 Frigates". Royal Navy. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
2. "Background on HMS Sutherland: Ship's Life Began with a Wee Dram", Navy News
3. "HMS Sutherland strikes the right note at Royal Dornoch". Golf Business News. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
5. "HMS SUTHERLAND will emerge from Rosyth as 'Navy's most powerful frigate'". Shipping Times. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
6. "HMS Sutherland gets upgrade". The Engineer. 7 December 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
7. "HMS Sutherland's visit cut for operational reasons". BBC News. 24 March 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
8. "UK: Royal Navy Ships Set Sail to Mediterranean and Middle East". NavalToday.com. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
9. "HMS Sutherland Visits Greece". Royal Navy. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
11. Royal Navy. "Sutherland Pays Tribute To The Fallen Of Crete And Greece". Noodls. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
12. Ministry of Defence (27 July 2011). "HMS Sutherland begins boarding operations off Libya". Gov.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
13. "Royal Navy fighting clan returns from Libya for Capital Engagement". Royal Navy. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
14. "HMS Sutherland". Royal Navy. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
15. http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2013/October/02/131002-joint-warrior

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

v t e Commissioned ships of the Royal Navy
Aircraft carriers	Queen Elizabeth class Queen Elizabeth Prince of Wales
Submarines	Vanguard class Vanguard Victorious Vigilant Vengeance Trafalgar class Triumph Astute class Astute Ambush Artful Audacious Anson
Destroyers	Type 45 Daring Dauntless Diamond Dragon Defender Duncan
Frigates	Type 23 Argyll Lancaster Iron Duke Westminster Richmond Somerset Sutherland Kent Portland St Albans
Amphibious warfare ships	Albion-class LPD Albion Bulwark
Mine counter measures vessels	Sandown class Penzance Pembroke Bangor Hunt class Ledbury Cattistock Brocklesby Middleton Chiddingfold Hurworth
Patrol vessels	Ice patrol vessel Protector River class Severn Tyne Mersey Forth Medway Trent Tamar Spey Archer class Archer Biter Smiter Blazer Puncher Charger Ranger Trumpeter Express Example Explorer Exploit Tracker Raider Pursuer Dasher Cutlass class Cutlass Dagger
Survey vessels	Ocean survey vessel Scott Survey launch Magpie
Miscellaneous	Ship of the line Victory (flagship of the First Sea Lord)

• Use dmy dates from October 2012
• Active frigates of the United Kingdom
• Clyde-built ships
• 1996 ships
• Type 23 frigates of the Royal Navy