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'''HMS ''Sutherland''''' is a ] ] of the British ]. 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. '''HMS ''Sutherland''''' is a ] ] of the British ]. 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 ]. Before this occasion, Royal Navy ships had always been launched with a bottle of ], but Lady Walmsley broke with tradition and used a bottle of ] ].<ref>{{citation |title=Background on HMS Sutherland: Ship's Life Began with a Wee Dram |url=http://www.navynews.co.uk/ships/sutherland.asp |work=]}}{{dead link|date=September 2013}}</ref> She was launched in 1996 by Lady Christina Walmsley, wife of ]. 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 ] ].<ref>{{citation |title=Background on HMS Sutherland: Ship's Life Began with a Wee Dram |url=http://www.navynews.co.uk/ships/sutherland.asp |work=]}}{{dead link|date=September 2013}}</ref>


There is a keen ]ing community on-board, and the crew sometimes use the facilities of their affiliate ] in the Royal Burgh of ].<ref>{{cite web|title=HMS Sutherland strikes the right note at Royal Dornoch|url=http://www.golfbusinessnews.com/news/courses/hms-sutherland-strikes-the-right-note-at-royal-dornoch/|work=Golf Business News|accessdate=28 September 2013|date=13 December 2011}}</ref> There is a keen golfing community on-board, and the crew sometimes use the facilities of their affiliate ] in the Royal Burgh of ].<ref>{{cite web|title=HMS Sutherland strikes the right note at Royal Dornoch|url=http://www.golfbusinessnews.com/news/courses/hms-sutherland-strikes-the-right-note-at-royal-dornoch/|work=Golf Business News|accessdate=28 September 2013|date=13 December 2011}}</ref>


==Operational history== ==Operational history==
She was deployed to the ] in the winter 1998/1999. In 2000, she was part of the task force NTG2000, 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&nbsp;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 NTG2000, 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&nbsp;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>


After berthing in Invergordon, HMS ''Sutherland'' was granted the freedom of the county of Sutherland at a ceremony in Dornoch on 18 September 2004.<ref>{{cite news|title="Courtship" sealed by Freedom|url=http://www.historylinksarchive.org.uk/picture/number9038.asp|accessdate=8 May 2014|newspaper=The Northern Times|date=24 September 2004|location=Golspie, Sutherland}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Scots honour ship|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1472087/News-in-brief.html|accessdate=8 May 2014|newspaper=Daily Telegraph|date=19 September 2004}}</ref> A subsequent visit to Invergordon in March 2011 was cut short, with "operational commitments" as the given reason.<ref>{{cite web|title=Change of programme for HMS Sutherland’s visit to Invergordon|url=http://www.highland.gov.uk/yourcouncil/news/newsreleases/2011/March/2011-03-23-09.htm|publisher=The Highland Council|accessdate=8 May 2014|date=23 March 2011}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-12847030 | title=HMS Sutherland's visit cut for operational reasons | work=BBC News | date=24 March 2011 | accessdate=28 September 2013}}</ref> This was eventually revealed as her deployment as part of the UK ]'s (RFTG) first deployment, named COUGAR' 11.<ref>{{cite web|title=UK: Royal Navy Ships Set Sail to Mediterranean and Middle East|url=http://navaltoday.com/2011/04/08/uk-royal-navy-ships-set-sail-to-mediterranean-and-middle-east/|work=NavalToday.com|accessdate=28 September 2013|date=8 April 2011}}</ref> She returned to Invergordon in April 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=HMS Sutherland returns to Invergordon|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-22312467|accessdate=8 May 2014|newspaper=BBC News|date=27 April 2013}}</ref> After berthing in Invergordon, HMS ''Sutherland'' was granted the freedom of the county of Sutherland at a ceremony in Dornoch on 18 September 2004.<ref>{{cite news|title="Courtship" sealed by Freedom|url=http://www.historylinksarchive.org.uk/picture/number9038.asp|accessdate=8 May 2014|newspaper=The Northern Times|date=24 September 2004|location=Golspie, Sutherland}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Scots honour ship|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1472087/News-in-brief.html|accessdate=8 May 2014|newspaper=Daily Telegraph|date=19 September 2004}}</ref> A subsequent visit to Invergordon in March 2011 was cut short, with "operational commitments" as the given reason.<ref>{{cite web|title=Change of programme for HMS Sutherland's visit to Invergordon|url=http://www.highland.gov.uk/yourcouncil/news/newsreleases/2011/March/2011-03-23-09.htm|publisher=The Highland Council|accessdate=8 May 2014|date=23 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-12847030 | title=HMS Sutherland's visit cut for operational reasons | work=BBC News | date=24 March 2011 | accessdate=28 September 2013}}</ref> This was eventually revealed as her deployment as part of the UK ]'s (RFTG) first deployment, named COUGAR' 11.<ref>{{cite web|title=UK: Royal Navy Ships Set Sail to Mediterranean and Middle East|url=http://navaltoday.com/2011/04/08/uk-royal-navy-ships-set-sail-to-mediterranean-and-middle-east/|work=NavalToday.com|accessdate=28 September 2013|date=8 April 2011}}</ref> She returned to Invergordon in April 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=HMS Sutherland returns to Invergordon|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-22312467|accessdate=8 May 2014|newspaper=BBC News|date=27 April 2013}}</ref>


In May 2011, she made a port visit to ], ] following participation in exercises off ],<ref>{{cite web|title=HMS Sutherland Visits Greece|url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2011/May/06/110506-HMS-Sutherland-Visits-Greece|work=Royal Navy|accessdate=28 September 2013|date=6 May 2011}}</ref> after which she became involved in the ] off the Libyan coast.<ref>{{dead link|date=February 2012}}</ref> In May 2011, she made a port visit to ], ] following participation in exercises off ],<ref>{{cite web|title=HMS Sutherland Visits Greece|url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2011/May/06/110506-HMS-Sutherland-Visits-Greece|work=Royal Navy|accessdate=28 September 2013|date=6 May 2011}}</ref> after which she became involved in the ] off the Libyan coast.<ref>{{dead link|date=February 2012}}</ref>


On 16 June 2011, ''Sutherland'' visited ] in Crete to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the ], before sailing to ] in ] to conduct further ] memorials.<ref>{{cite web|last=Royal Navy|title=Sutherland Pays Tribute To The Fallen Of Crete And Greece|url=http://www.noodls.com/viewNoodl/10400086/royal-navy/sutherland-pays-tribute-to-the-fallen-of-crete-and-greece|work=Noodls|accessdate=28 September 2013}}</ref> On 16 June 2011, ''Sutherland'' visited ] in Crete to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the ], before sailing to ] in Greece to conduct further ] memorials.<ref>{{cite web|last=Royal Navy|title=Sutherland Pays Tribute to the Fallen of Crete And Greece|url=http://www.noodls.com/viewNoodl/10400086/royal-navy/sutherland-pays-tribute-to-the-fallen-of-crete-and-greece|work=Noodls|accessdate=28 September 2013}}</ref>


On 24 July 2011 HMS Sutherland returned to the coast of Libya as part of ].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/hms-sutherland-begins-boarding-operations-off-libya | title=HMS Sutherland begins boarding operations off Libya | work=Gov.uk | date=27 July 2011 | accessdate=13 February 2012 | author=Ministry of Defence}}</ref> On 24 July 2011 HMS Sutherland returned to the coast of Libya as part of ].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/hms-sutherland-begins-boarding-operations-off-libya | title=HMS Sutherland begins boarding operations off Libya | work=Gov.uk | date=27 July 2011 | accessdate=13 February 2012 | author=Ministry of Defence}}</ref>
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File:100 0908.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 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-12.JPG|HMS ''Sutherland'' families & friends day cruise from Portsmouth, 5 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-42.JPG|HMS ''Sutherland'' families & friends day cruise from Portsmouth, 5 July 2013.
File:HMS_Sutherland_family_day_out-18.JPG|HMS ''Sutherland'' 4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun turret, 5th July 2013. File:HMS_Sutherland_family_day_out-18.JPG|HMS ''Sutherland'' 4.5-inch Mark 8 naval gun turret, 5 July 2013.
File:Sutherland approaching Hamburg, Oktober 2013.jpg|HMS ''Sutherland'' approaching Hamburg on 19th October 2013 File:Sutherland approaching Hamburg, Oktober 2013.jpg|HMS ''Sutherland'' approaching Hamburg on 19 October 2013
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Sutherland.
HMS Sutherland, 2012
History
UK
NameHMS Sutherland
OperatorRoyal Navy
OrderedJanuary 1992
BuilderYarrow Shipbuilders
Laid down14 October 1993
Launched9 March 1996
Sponsored byLady Christina Walmsley
Commissioned4 July 1997
HomeportHMNB Devonport, Plymouth
Mottolist error: <br /> list (help)
Sans peur
"Without fear"
Statusin active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeType 23 Frigate
Displacement4,900 t (4,800 long tons; 5,400 short tons)
Length133 m (436 ft 4 in)
Beam16.1 m (52 ft 10 in)
Draught7.3 m (23 ft 9 in)
Propulsionlist error: mixed text and list (help)
CODLAG:
SpeedIn excess of 28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph) (HMS Sutherland achieved 34.4 knots during high-speed trials in November 2008)
Range7,500 nautical miles (14,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Complement185 (accommodation for up to 205)
Electronic warfare
& decoys
ArmamentTemplate:Type 23 frigate weapon fit
Aircraft carriedlist 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

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

Affiliations

References

  1. Royal Navy Frigates: Type 23 Frigate, royalnavy.mod.uk
  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. ""Courtship" sealed by Freedom". The Northern Times. Golspie, Sutherland. 24 September 2004. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  8. "Scots honour ship". Daily Telegraph. 19 September 2004. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  9. "Change of programme for HMS Sutherland's visit to Invergordon". The Highland Council. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  10. "HMS Sutherland's visit cut for operational reasons". BBC News. 24 March 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  11. "UK: Royal Navy Ships Set Sail to Mediterranean and Middle East". NavalToday.com. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  12. "HMS Sutherland returns to Invergordon". BBC News. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  13. "HMS Sutherland Visits Greece". Royal Navy. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  15. Royal Navy. "Sutherland Pays Tribute to the Fallen of Crete And Greece". Noodls. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  16. Ministry of Defence (27 July 2011). "HMS Sutherland begins boarding operations off Libya". Gov.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  17. "Royal Navy fighting clan returns from Libya for Capital Engagement". Royal Navy. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  18. "HMS Sutherland". Royal Navy. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  19. http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2013/October/02/131002-joint-warrior

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