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	\|Ship name=HMS ''Sutherland''		\|Ship name=HMS ''Sutherland''
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	\|Ship displacement=4,900 ~~]s, standard~~<ref>~~{{cite web\|url=~~http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/The-Fleet/Ships/Frigates ~~\|title=Type~~ 23 Frigates ~~\|publisher=Royal~~ ~~Navy~~ ~~\|date=~~ ~~\|accessdate=13 February 2012}}~~</ref>		\|Ship displacement={{convert\|4,900\|t\|abbr=on}}<ref>, royalnavy.mod.uk</ref>
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	\|Ship length=133 m (436 ft 4 in)		\|Ship length=133 m (436 ft 4 in)
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	\|Ship propulsion=] with four 1510 kW (2,025 shp) ] 12CM diesel generators powering two ] ]s delivering 2980kW (4000 shp) and two ] SM1A delivering 23,190 kW (31,100 shp) to two shafts
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			*Four 1510 kW (2,025 shp) ] 12CM diesel generators
			*Two ] ]s delivering 2980kW (4000 shp)
			*Two ] SM1C delivering 23,190 kW (31,100 shp)
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	\|Ship speed={{convert\|28\|kn}}, HMS ''Sutherland'' achieved ~~{{convert\|~~34.4~~\|kn}}~~ during high-speed trials (November 2008)		\|Ship speed=In excess of {{convert\|28\|kn\|abbr=on\|lk=in}} <small>(HMS ''Sutherland'' achieved 34.4 knots during high-speed trials in November of 2008)</small>
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	\|Ship complement=185		\|Ship complement=185 (accommodation for up to 205)
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	\|Ship sensors=		\|Ship sensors=
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			* UAF-1 ESM, ''or'', UAT Mod 1
	* 4 x 6-barrel ] decoy launchers
			* ]
	* DFL2/3 offboard decoys
			* Type 182 towed torpedo decoy
			* ]
	\|Ship armament={{Type 23 frigate weapon fit}}		\|Ship armament={{Type 23 frigate weapon fit}}
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	1×], armed with;		1 × ], armed with;
	* 4× ] anti ship missiles, ''or''		* 4 × ] anti ship missiles, ''or''
	* 2× anti submarine torpedoes		* 2 × anti submarine torpedoes
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	* 4× anti submarine torpedoes		* 4 × anti submarine torpedoes
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	* Flight deck		* Flight deck
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	==Operational history==		==Operational history==

	She was deployed to the ] in the winter 1998/1999. In 2000, she was part of the task force{{NetT}}G2000, the first time Royal Navy ships have circumnavigated the globe since 1986.<ref>{{Dead link\|date=May 2011}}</ref> In December 2007, major upgrades worth ₤35 million were announced making ''Sutherland'' the "most powerful frigate in the fleet".<ref>{{cite web\|title=HMS SUTHERLAND will emerge from Rosyth as 'Navy's most powerful frigate'\|url=http://www.shippingtimes.co.uk/itm106_hms_sutherland.htm\|work=Shipping Times\|accessdate=28 September 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web\|title=HMS Sutherland gets upgrade\|url=http://www.theengineer.co.uk/news/hms-sutherland-gets-upgrade/303581.article\|work=The Engineer\|accessdate=28 September 2013\|date=7 December 2007}}</ref>		She was deployed to the ] in the winter 1998/1999. In 2000, she was part of the task force{{NetT}}G2000, the first time Royal Navy ships have circumnavigated the globe since 1986.<ref>{{Dead link\|date=May 2011}}</ref> In December 2007, major upgrades worth ₤35 million were announced making ''Sutherland'' the "most powerful frigate in the fleet".<ref>{{cite web\|title=HMS SUTHERLAND will emerge from Rosyth as 'Navy's most powerful frigate'\|url=http://www.shippingtimes.co.uk/itm106_hms_sutherland.htm\|work=Shipping Times\|accessdate=28 September 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web\|title=HMS Sutherland gets upgrade\|url=http://www.theengineer.co.uk/news/hms-sutherland-gets-upgrade/303581.article\|work=The Engineer\|accessdate=28 September 2013\|date=7 December 2007}}</ref>

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	She took part in ] 2013.<ref>http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2013/October/02/131002-joint-warrior</ref>		She took part in ] 2013.<ref>http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2013/October/02/131002-joint-warrior</ref>

			==Related images==
			<center><gallery widths="210px" heights="140px">
		⚫	File:HMS Sutherland (F81) 1.JPG\|''Sutherland'' approaching Dartmouth, September 2007
		⚫	File:100 0908.JPG\|''Sutherland'' approaching Dartmouth, September 2007
		⚫	File:HMS Sutherland F81.jpg\|''Sutherland'' at Newcastle upon Tyne, September 2004
		⚫	File:HMS_Sutherland_family_day_out-12.JPG\|HMS ''Sutherland'' families & friends day cruise from Portsmouth, 5th July 2013.
		⚫	File:HMS_Sutherland_family_day_out-42.JPG\|HMS ''Sutherland'' families & friends day cruise from Portsmouth, 5th July 2013.
		⚫	File:HMS_Sutherland_family_day_out-18.JPG\|HMS ''Sutherland'' 4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun turret, 5th July 2013.
		⚫	File:Sutherland approaching Hamburg, Oktober 2013.jpg\|HMS ''Sutherland'' approaching Hamburg on 19th October 2013
		⚫	</gallery></center>

	==Affiliations==		==Affiliations==
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	*TS Duchess, Biggleswade (Sea Cadets)		*TS Duchess, Biggleswade (Sea Cadets)
	*The Royal Dornoch Golf Club		*The Royal Dornoch Golf Club

	<gallery>
⚫	File:HMS Sutherland (F81) 1.JPG\|''Sutherland'' approaching Dartmouth, September 2007
⚫	File:100 0908.JPG\|''Sutherland'' approaching Dartmouth, September 2007
⚫	File:HMS Sutherland F81.jpg\|''Sutherland'' at Newcastle upon Tyne, September 2004
⚫	File:HMS_Sutherland_family_day_out-12.JPG\|HMS ''Sutherland'' families & friends day cruise from Portsmouth, 5th July 2013.
⚫	File:HMS_Sutherland_family_day_out-42.JPG\|HMS ''Sutherland'' families & friends day cruise from Portsmouth, 5th July 2013.
⚫	File:HMS_Sutherland_family_day_out-18.JPG\|HMS ''Sutherland'' 4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun turret, 5th July 2013.
⚫	File:Sutherland approaching Hamburg, Oktober 2013.jpg\|HMS ''Sutherland'' approaching Hamburg on 19th October 2013
⚫	</gallery>

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist\|3}}		{{Reflist\|3}}

			==External links==
	{{Commons category\|HMS Sutherland (F81)}}		{{Commons category\|HMS Sutherland (F81)}}

Revision as of 12:13, 25 June 2014

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

History
HMS Sutherland, 2012
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
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	Type 23 Frigate
Displacement	4,900 t (4,800 long tons; 5,400 short tons)
Length	133 m (436 ft 4 in)
Beam	16.1 m (52 ft 10 in)
Draught	7.3 m (23 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	list error: mixed text and list (help) CODLAG: Four 1510 kW (2,025 shp) Paxman Valenta 12CM diesel generators Two GEC electric motors delivering 2980kW (4000 shp) Two Rolls-Royce Spey SM1C delivering 23,190 kW (31,100 shp)
Speed	In excess of 28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph) (HMS Sutherland achieved 34.4 knots during high-speed trials in November of 2008)
Range	7,500 nautical miles (14,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Complement	185 (accommodation for up to 205)
Electronic warfare & decoys	UAF-1 ESM, or, UAT Mod 1 Seagnat Type 182 towed torpedo decoy Surface Ship Torpedo Defence
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 Scotch whisky.

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.

After berthing in Invergordon, HMS Sutherland was granted the freedom of the county of Sutherland at a ceremony in Dornoch on 18 September 2004. A subsequent visit to Invergordon in March 2011 was 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. She returned to Invergordon in April 2013.

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 anniversary 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.

Related images

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

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

References

Royal Navy Frigates: Type 23 Frigate, royalnavy.mod.uk
"Background on HMS Sutherland: Ship's Life Began with a Wee Dram", Navy News
"HMS Sutherland strikes the right note at Royal Dornoch". Golf Business News. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
"HMS SUTHERLAND will emerge from Rosyth as 'Navy's most powerful frigate'". Shipping Times. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
"HMS Sutherland gets upgrade". The Engineer. 7 December 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
""Courtship" sealed by Freedom". The Northern Times. Golspie, Sutherland. 24 September 2004. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
"Scots honour ship". Daily Telegraph. 19 September 2004. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
"Change of programme for HMS Sutherland's visit to Invergordon". The Highland Council. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
"HMS Sutherland's visit cut for operational reasons". BBC News. 24 March 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
"UK: Royal Navy Ships Set Sail to Mediterranean and Middle East". NavalToday.com. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
"HMS Sutherland returns to Invergordon". BBC News. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
"HMS Sutherland Visits Greece". Royal Navy. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
Royal Navy. "Sutherland Pays Tribute To The Fallen Of Crete And Greece". Noodls. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
Ministry of Defence (27 July 2011). "HMS Sutherland begins boarding operations off Libya". Gov.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
"Royal Navy fighting clan returns from Libya for Capital Engagement". Royal Navy. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
"HMS Sutherland". Royal Navy. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2013/October/02/131002-joint-warrior

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