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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Monmouth.
 HMS Monmouth, 2011
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| Name | HMS Monmouth |
| Operator | Royal Navy |
| Ordered | July 1988 |
| Builder | Yarrow Shipbuilders |
| Laid down | 1 June 1989 |
| Launched | 23 November 1991 |
| Commissioned | 24 September 1993 |
| Refit | Major 2014–2015 |
| Homeport | HMNB Devonport, Plymouth |
| Motto | 'Fear Nothing But God' |
| Nickname(s) | "The Black Duke" |
| 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) |
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| 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 |
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| Armament | Template:Type 23 frigate weapon fit |
| Aircraft carried |
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| Aviation facilities |
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HMS Monmouth is the sixth "Duke"-class Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy. She is the seventh ship to bear the name and was launched by Lady Eaton in 1991, being commissioned two years later.
Affectionately known as 'The Black Duke', Monmouth is the only ship in service with the Royal Navy that has its name painted in black and flies a plain black flag in addition to the ensign. This is due to the dissolution of the title and the blacking out of the Coat of Arms of the Duke of Monmouth in 1685 following the Monmouth Rebellion against James II of England.
Operational history
1993-2000
Monmouth visited Wellington in June 1995 in company with RFA Brambleleaf, the first UK or US warship to visit New Zealand since the 1985 ANZUS dispute. Another "first" followed in 1999 as Monmouth became the first major Royal Navy vessel to visit Dublin since the 1960s.
In October 1997, Monmouth, in company with RFA Orangeleaf and French ship Surcouf stood by off Pointe Noire in West Africa on Operation Kingfisher - in readiness for evacuation during the deteriorating political situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
On 11 February 1998, Monmouth was ordered to stand by off Sierra Leone as part of Operation Resilient to provide humanitarian assistance during the Civil War in the region.
2001-2010
In early 2004 the ship was assigned to the Atlantic Patrol Task North. In 2006 Monmouth underwent operational sea training, conducted by Flag Officer Sea Training, in which she spent six weeks fighting off staged attacks by ships and submarines.
Monmouth returned to berth at her home port HMNB Devonport on 3 December 2007 having completed a circumnavigation of the globe, visiting Australia, New Zealand, and Hawaii and taking part in a FPDA Exercise.
In 2008 she went into refit and in 2009 deployed to the Gulf, returning in April 2010.
On 27 May 2010, she escorted the fleet of "little ships" commemorating the 70th anniversary of Operation Dynamo, the evacuation from Dunkirk on 27 May – 4 June 1940 of approximately 340,000 British and French soldiers, and one of the most celebrated military events in British history.
2011-Present
Monmouth spent June 2011 in the Indian Ocean patrolling the waters off Somalia as part of the ongoing multi-national anti-piracy operations in the region. The deployment also saw her spend some time in Victoria, the capital of the Seychelles where she took part in the islands' Independence celebrations.
In February 2012, Monmouth began a six-week refit period at Devonport's frigate shed, following on from a seven-month deployment in the Indian Ocean which began in 2011. For the refit, the ship was taken out of the water into an enclosed dry-dock.
In May 2013, she returned to her home port after a seven-month mission to the Gulf. Monmouth also hosted an International Principle Warfare Officer's course in 2013. She participated in Exercise Joint Warrior 2013. From October 2013, Monmouth was operating in home waters as the Fleet Ready Escort.
In June 2015, Monmouth emerged from an 18 month refit in Devonport for sea trials and made her first ever visit to Hamburg in December.
In February 2016, Monmouth and sister HMS Iron Duke participated in NATO exercise Dynamic Guard in Norwegian waters. In August, Monmouth, in company with Tyne and RFA Argus, anchored off Bournemouth for the towns annual air festival. By September, she was exercising in Canadian waters and was involved in the rescue of an injured Canadian fisherman 100 miles east of Nova Scotia.
On 6 March 2017, Monmouth sailed from Devonport to relieve HMS Daring in the Gulf; she is due to return to the UK in time for Christmas 2017.
Related images
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Monmouth in Gibraltar in 2006
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AgustaWestland Merlin HM1 on HMS Monmouth's flight deck
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Sailors aboard Monmouth perform line handling duties as the ship moors pierside Naval Station Pearl Harbor
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Commanding officers
- Commander Graham Ramsay (1993–1994)
- Commander Alan Richards (1994–1996]
- Commander Malcolm Sillars (1996–1998)
- Commander P D Lemkes (1998–2000)
- Commander Tim Stockings (2000–2002)
- Commander Guy Haywood (2002–2004)
- Commander Jerry Kyd (200Cite error: There are
<ref>tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).4–2006) - Commander T J Peacock (2006–2008)
- Commander Tony Long (2008–2010)
- Commander D Bassett (2010–2012)
- Commander Gordon Ruddock (May 2012 – 2014)
- Commander P Tilden (2014 - 2016)
- Commander Ian David Feasey (2016–Present)
Affiliations
- 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards
- Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers
- No. 70 Squadron RAF
- No. 19 Squadron RAF
- Town of Monmouth
- Worshipful Company of Drapers
References
- "HMS Monmouth deploys to Gulf region - Announcements - GOV.UK". mod.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- Royal Navy Frigates: Type 23 Frigate, royalnavy.mod.uk
- http://www.historicalrfa.org/rfa-orangeleaf-ships-details
- "Navy News - Reporting from the Fleet". navynews.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- "Navy News - Reporting from the Fleet". navynews.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- "HMS Monmouth home to heroes' welcome from patrol | Royal Navy". royalnavy.mod.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- "International flavour to HMS Monmouth's Autumn training| Royal Navy". royalnavy.mod.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2013/October/02/131002-joint-warrior
- http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2015/june/15/150615-monmouth-sails
- http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2015/december/07/151207-hms-monmouth-visits-hamburg
- "Submarine hunting is black and white for Monmouth in Norwegian fjords | Royal Navy". royalnavy.mod.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2016/august/23/160823-rn-help-make-bournemouth-festival-a-success
- http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2016/september/19/160919-monmouth-saves-fisherman
- https://navynews.co.uk/archive/news/item/15965
External links
- Royal Navy HMS Monmouth (royalnavy.mod.uk)
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