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	The third and current '''HMS ''Argyll''''' is a ] 'Duke' Class ]. She is currently the oldest serving Type 23 frigate in the ]. Like all of her class she is named for a British ], in this case that of ]. Argyll will be the first Type 23 to be fitted with the new ] missile system.<ref>http://www.adsadvance.co.uk/hms-argyll-upkeep-marks-start-of-type-23-life-extension.html</ref>		The third and current '''HMS ''Argyll''''' is a ] 'Duke' Class ]. She is currently the oldest serving Type 23 frigate in the ]. Like all of her class she is named for a British ], in this case that of ]. Argyll will be the first Type 23 to be fitted with the new ] missile system.<ref>http://www.adsadvance.co.uk/hms-argyll-upkeep-marks-start-of-type-23-life-extension.html</ref>

			As of August, 2015 the HMS Argyll's youngest ever Captain has been commissioned as Lieutenant Malcolm McCorquodale aged 23 years and 10 months.
	==Ships history==
	HMS ''Argyll'' was laid down in March 1987 by ] at ], and launched in 1989 by Lady Wendy Levene, sponsored by the ].<ref>{{cite web\|title=HMS Argyll - The Company's Adopted Frigate\|url=http://paviors.org.uk/affiliations/hmsargyll/\|publisher=Worshipful Company of Paviors}}</ref> It was commissioned in May 1991. ''Argyll'' is currently based at ]. It is planned that she will retire in 2023.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmhansrd/cm120906/text/120906w0001.htm#12090632000047 \| title=Daily Hansard - Written Answers to Questions \| date= 6 September 2012 \| publisher=UK Parliament}}</ref>

	In March 2014, she accidentally fired a test (unarmed) torpedo whilst training at ],<ref>{{citation\|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-26577109\|title=HMS Argyll navy torpedo fired into Devonport wharf\|date=14 March 2014}}</ref> there were no injuries and minimal damage.

	===Deployments===
	In 2000, ''Argyll'' was part of the ] task force - Task Group 342.01 - — comprising {{HMS\|Illustrious\|R06\|2}}, {{HMS\|Ocean\|L12\|2}}, {{HMS\|Iron Duke\|F234\|2}}, {{HMS\|Chatham\|F87\|2}}, and four ] ships — that deployed to ] as part of the ]. During those operations, ''Argyll'' acted as the West African Guardship and remained off West Africa until September 2000. During her deployment, ''Argyll'' saved fifty-eight lives from drowning. She was relieved by her sister-ship {{HMS\|Iron Duke\|F234\|2}} in September.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.paviors.org.uk/affiliations/hmsargyll/summer2000.aspx\|title=Summer 2000: Duties In Sierra Leone.\|publisher=The Worshipful Company of Paviors \|date=28 November 2000}}</ref> During this incident ''Argyll'', assisted by HMS ''Ocean'', laid the foundation for the Iron Duke Community School. This is a school for orphans in Freetown. President Kabbah of ] decreed the school be named after the crew of {{HMS\|Iron Duke\|F234\|2}} for completing the construction of the six classrooms.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.navynews.co.uk/articles/2001/0102/1001022201.asp\|title=Iron Duke completes 33,000-mile voyage.\|publisher=Navy news newspaper \|date=26 February 2001}}</ref>

	2001 saw a change in command with Commander John Kingwell succeeding Commander Rick Wellesley.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.paviors.org.uk/affiliations/hmsargyll/march2001.aspx\|title=March 2001: New Captain in Command.\|publisher=The Worshipful Company of Paviors \|date=31 March 2001}}</ref> In 2001, while in the ], ''Argyll'' suffered an electrical fire that was quickly put out by the ship's damage control team, with the ship suffering only minimal damage.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.navynews.co.uk/articles/2001/0104/0001040202.asp\|title=Fire on board HMS Argyll.\|publisher=Navy news newspaper \|date=3 April 2001}}</ref>

	''Argyll'' completed a six-month deployment to the Persian Gulf protecting two oil platforms, working with the American, Australian and Iraqi Navies from February to August 2005.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.paviors.org.uk/affiliations/hmsargyll/august2005.aspx\|title=August 2005: In Home Waters.\|publisher=The Worshipful Company of Paviors \|date=24 August 2005}}</ref> The ship made a short visit to ], then to its home port of ] and finally to ],<ref>{{cite web\| url=http://www.irishseashipping.com/photofeatures/services/RoyalNavy/argyll230306/argyll230306.htm\| title=HMS Argyll Arrives on Merseyside\| publisher=Irish Sea Shipping\| accessdate=3 November 2009}}</ref> before undergoing Operational Sea Trials. ''Argyll'' successfully completed Operational Sea Training and acted as a contingency platform whilst ] spent a week sailing on the {{MV\|Hebridean Princess\|\|2}} in July 2006.

	In September 2006 ''Argyll'' was deployed along with other ships such as {{HMS\|Ocean\|L12\|2}} and {{HMS\|Albion\|L14\|2}} where she completed two drugs raids on merchant ships totalling {{nowrap\|£50 million}}. They \|completed their operation in November of the same year.

	HMS ''Argyll'' was in the newspapers for all the wrong reasons on 14 September 2007 when it was claimed that 41-year-old commanding officer Captain Nigel Chandler was replaced when the ship failed twice to pass the Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) exercises. These exercises are taken every 18 months to ensure the ship and crew are ready for deployment.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article294510.ece\|title=Navy sacks Captain Calamity.\|publisher=News Group Newspapers Ltd \|date=14 September 2007}}</ref> In October 2007 ''Argyll'' returned to the Persian Gulf to take over from her sister-ship, {{HMS\|Richmond\|F239\|2}}.<ref>http://www.gogibraltarsite.com/MediterraneanNavalNews.html</ref>

	Thursday 3 April 2008 saw more than 500 friends and relatives welcome HMS ''Argyll'' as she returned to her home at Devonport after a deployment lasting 6 months in the Northern Persian Gulf. This was ''Argyll''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s second Gulf deployment to Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 in three years. This deployment included one patrol which lasted 52 days from January to March 2008. HMS ''Argyll'' was also at the 'Meet Your Navy' exhibition at HMNB Portsmouth 2008.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.12249\|title=Warm Welcome for HMS Argyll’s Return to Devonport.\|publisher=Royal Navy \|date=31 March 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.12311\|title=Hundreds Cheer HMS Argyll Home To the UK.\|publisher=Royal Navy \|date=3 April 2008}}</ref>

	6 May 2008 saw the crew return to ''Argyll'', with the crew bidding their commanding officer of 7 months, Commander Gavin Pritchard, a fond farewell. Pritchard was succeeded by Commander Peter Olive. ''Argyll'' was then to engage in a period of trials and training before entering a period of maintenance in June.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.12710\|title=HMS Argyll Returns to Work.\|publisher=Royal Navy \|date=3 April 2008}}</ref>

	11 May 2008 saw the Trans-Atlantic solo yacht race in Plymouth Sound started by the ceremonial cannon aboard ''Argyll''. Dame ] also attended the start of the race and Rear Admiral Richard Ibbotson, head of the Flag Officer Sea Training organisation, was also on board ''Argyll''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.12692\|title=HMS Argyll Starts Trans-Atlantic Yacht Race.\|publisher=Royal Navy \|date=9 May 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.12730\|title=HMS Argyll Launches Trans-Atlantic Yacht Race.\|publisher=Royal Navy \|date=12 May 2008}}</ref>

	On 21 July 2008 ''Argyll'' led the parade of ] out of Liverpool ahead of the ] starting 23 July.

	On 18 February 2009, ''Argyll'' sailed from ] as part of the Taurus 09 deployment under Commander UK Amphibious Task Group, Commodore Peter Hudson, She is joined on this deployment by Landing Platform Dock {{HMS\|Bulwark\|L15\|2}}, as Hudson's ], Landing Platform Helicopter (LPH) {{HMS\|Ocean\|L12\|2}}, ] {{HMS\|Somerset\|F82\|2}} and four ships of the ].<ref>Royal Navy Website, http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.7202</ref> ''Argyll'' returned to Devonport on 17 April from this deployment.<ref>Royal Navy Website, http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-events/rn-live/all-news/argyll-returns-to-devonport/*/changeNav/6568</ref>

	In early October 2010, ''Argyll'' and her crew arrived in Plymouth last week after an 11-month refit which included 290,000-man-hours spent on modifications, upgrades and improvements."<ref name=DefenceNews7Oct10>{{cite web\|url=http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/EquipmentAndLogistics/HmsArgyllArrivesHomeFollowingMajorRefit.htm\|title=HMS Argyll arrives home following major refit\|publisher=Ministry of Defence\|date=7 October 2010\|accessdate=26 January 2010}}</ref> She has received a new command system, upgrades to Sea Wolf, the Mod1 4.5-inch (114mm) gun, and mounts for new small calibre guns.<ref name=DefenceNews7Oct10/> She was also given new boat-launching equipment.<ref name=DefenceNews7Oct10/> "The refit included the replacing of two of the vessel's four diesel generators and one of her gas turbine engines."<ref name=DefenceNews7Oct10/> Her ventilation system has been improved.<ref name=DefenceNews7Oct10/> "Along with fresh paint on the upper decks she has been coated below the waterline with a special paint to prevent the build-up of sea life which would slow the ship. This also makes her more fuel-efficient."<ref name=DefenceNews7Oct10/> "HMS ''Argyll'' is the first Type 23 frigate to undergo a second major refit."<ref name=DefenceNews7Oct10/> As of March 2011, ''Argyll'' was in post refit sea training. Commander Paul Stroude has been the commanding officer of ''Argyll'' since May 2010.

	On Sunday 22 January 2012 it was announced that ''Argyll'' was part of a six-ship convoy which sailed through the ] alongside ] and ] vessels, during a ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16701013\|title=Iran escalation 'could see UK forces sent to Gulf\|publisher=BBC News\|date=24 January 2012\|accessdate=26 January 2012}}</ref> In a period after this she engaged in Exercise ‘Goalkeeper’ whilst still in the Middle East.<ref>http://www.flickr.com/photos/defenceimages/7093859179/in/photostream</ref>

	On 30 June 2012, ], she fired the salute in ] as part of a steampast alongside ], the ] was in attendance alongside the ].<ref>http://www.flickr.com/photos/defenceimages/7474119966/in/photostream</ref><ref>http://www.flickr.com/photos/defenceimages/7474120256/in/photostream</ref>

	In 2013, she is off on a seven-month deployment to the Atlantic, having visited South Africa.<ref>http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/The-Fleet/Ships/Frigates/HMS-Argyll/Diary/130530-Argyll-Visits-South-Africa</ref> She also engaged in counter-narcotics work in the Eastern Pacific by travelling around ] and is headed back to her home port via the Panama Canal.<ref>https://navynews.co.uk/archive/news/item/8615</ref><ref>http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2013/September/11/130911-HMS-Argyll-Due-home</ref>

	On 30 June 2014, she arrived in ] for a three-day visit as part of her deployment to the North Atlantic and Caribbean.<ref>http://bermudasun.bm/Content/NEWS/News/Article/HMS-Argyll-returns-to-Bermuda/24/270/78786</ref>

	She arrived in ] on September 11, 2014 to participate in ceremonies commemorating the 200th anniversary of the ].<ref>http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2014/september/11/140911-hms-argyll-in-baltimore</ref>

	On Thursday 25 September 2014, she arrived in ].<ref></ref>

	On 6 October 2014, HMS ''Argyll'' visited ], after having been on counter-narcotics deployment in August 2014.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.compasscayman.com/caycompass/2014/10/07/Navy-warship-visits-Cayman/\|title=Navy warship visits Cayman.\|publisher=Cayman Compass \|date=7 October 2014}}</ref>

	On 18 October 2014, she arrived in ] to provide assistance in the aftermath of ].<ref>http://www.bbc.com/news/world-29679079</ref>

	At 15:00 GMT, 22 October 2014 she left Bermuda on an south-easterly heading.

	In 2014, a ] from ''Argyll'' identified a suspicious ] in the ], and the ] from ''Argyll'' seized $16 million worth of cocaine from the yacht. The group had seized an even larger catch earlier on the same deployment.<ref name=drw>Drwiega, Andrew. "" ''Aviation Today'', 29 October 2014. Accessed: 29 October 2014.</ref>

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

History
HMS Argyll, 2009
UK
Name	HMS Argyll
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	September 1986
Builder	Yarrow Shipbuilders
Laid down	20 March 1987
Launched	8 April 1989
Commissioned	31 May 1991
Homeport	HMNB Devonport, Plymouth
Identification	list error: <br /> list (help) Pennant number: F231 International callsign: GACG
Motto	list error: <br /> list (help) Ne Obliviscaris "Lest We Forget"
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)
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

The third and current HMS Argyll is a Type 23 'Duke' Class frigate. She is currently the oldest serving Type 23 frigate in the Royal Navy. Like all of her class she is named for a British dukedom, in this case that of Argyll. Argyll will be the first Type 23 to be fitted with the new Sea Ceptor missile system.

As of August, 2015 the HMS Argyll's youngest ever Captain has been commissioned as Lieutenant Malcolm McCorquodale aged 23 years and 10 months.

Related images

HMS Argyll off Senegal, in 2013
HMS Argyll during Navydays Zeebrugge 2009
Harpoon anti-ship missiles on Argyll
4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun on board Argyll

Affiliations

School Crest of the Dollar Academy, affiliate of HMS *Argyll*.

City of Glasgow
Worshipful Company of Paviors
Plymouth Argyle F.C.
Lady Levene, the ship's sponsor
HMS Vivid RNR
Royal Naval Club, Argyll
Royal Naval Association Stirling
TS Argyll Irvine & District Sea Cadets
City of London Sea Cadets
Kelly College, Devon
Dollar Academy, Clackmannanshire
High School of Glasgow
Argyll Ward, Derriford Hospital

References

"Royal Navy Bridge Card, February 2009" (PDF). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
Royal Navy Frigates: Type 23 Frigate, royalnavy.mod.uk
http://www.adsadvance.co.uk/hms-argyll-upkeep-marks-start-of-type-23-life-extension.html
Affiliations : HMS Argyll : Type 23 Frigates : Surface Fleet : Operations and Support : Royal Navy

External links

Royal Navy HMS Argyll (royalnavy.mod.uk)

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