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In December, ] the ''Chatham'' operated off the coast of ], carrying out relief operations after the devastating ]. In December, ] the ''Chatham'' operated off the coast of ], carrying out relief operations after the devastating ].


On ], ], ''Chatham'', at ], ], sent a party ashore to provide a burial for the recently-uncovered remains of thirty British sailors and officers who had died during or after the ] in ] . On ], ], ''Chatham'', at ], ], sent a party ashore to provide a burial for the recently-uncovered remains of thirty British sailors and officers who had died during or after the ] in ].<ref>Smith, Tannalee. "30 Members of British Fleet Reburied". Associated Press, April 18, 2005.</ref>


HMS ''Chatham'' also hosted the ] for the television programme "Shipmates" which chartered the life of ordinary sailors in the Royal Navy. HMS ''Chatham'' also hosted the ] for the television programme ''Shipmates'' which charted the life of ordinary sailors in the Royal Navy. In the program ''Chatham'' was filmed on active service in the ], whilst on an anti-terrorist mission. The show also covered the ''Chatham'''s humanitarian relief efforts after the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/content/articles/2005/11/15/shipmates_feature.shtml |title=BBC Website - Shipmates |accessdate=2006-10-25}}</ref>


See ] for other ships of the same name. See ] for other ships of the same name.


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==SHIPMATES==
HMS Chatham featured in a recently aired BBC1 documentary names "SHIPMATES". In the program Chatham was filmed on active service in the gulf, whilst on an anti terrorist mission. The show also covered the response Chatham gave to the Asian Tsunami and how they helped rebuild people in a small districts lives.

www.bbc.co.uk


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HMS Chatham at the International Fleet Review, 2005
At the International Fleet Review, 2005
Career RN Ensign.
Ordered:
Laid down: 12 May 1986
Launched: 20 January 1988
Commissioned: 4 May 1990
Decommissioned:
Fate: Template:Ship fate box active in service
Struck:
General Characteristics
Displacement: 5300 t
Length: 148.1 m
Beam: 14.8 m
Draught:
Propulsion: 2 Rolls Royce Tyne Gas Turbines
2 Rolls Royce Spey Gas Turbines
2 shafts driving variable pitch propellers with COGAG (Combined Gas And Gas) gearbox, allowing all four engines to provide power to the drive train.
Speed: Cruise 18 knots (33 km/h), max 30 knots (56 km/h)
Range:
Complement: 250 (max 301)
Armament: 4.5 inch (114 mm) Mk 8 gun
Goalkeeper close-in weapons system (CIWS)
Sea Wolf missile system
2 x Quad Harpoon missile launchers
2 x 20 mm Close range guns

SeaGnat Decoy Launchers

Aircraft: Lynx MK 8 helicopters armed with:
Sea Skua anti-ships missiles
Stingray anti-submarine torpedoes
Mk 11 depth charges
Machine guns
Motto: Up and at 'em

HMS Chatham (F87) is a Type 22 frigate of the Royal Navy. She was guardship to the Royal Yacht Britannia when she withdrew from Hong Kong. In May 2000 Chatham was part of the Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) sent to the coast of Sierra Leone to oversee the evacuation of British, EU and Commonwealth nationals.

In December, 2004 the Chatham operated off the coast of Sri Lanka, carrying out relief operations after the devastating Indian Ocean Tsunami.

On April 18, 2005, Chatham, at Alexandria, Egypt, sent a party ashore to provide a burial for the recently-uncovered remains of thirty British sailors and officers who had died during or after the Battle of the Nile in 1798.

HMS Chatham also hosted the BBC for the television programme Shipmates which charted the life of ordinary sailors in the Royal Navy. In the program Chatham was filmed on active service in the Persian Gulf, whilst on an anti-terrorist mission. The show also covered the Chatham's humanitarian relief efforts after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.

See HMS Chatham for other ships of the same name.

References

  1. Smith, Tannalee. "30 Members of British Fleet Reburied". Associated Press, April 18, 2005.
  2. "BBC Website - Shipmates". Retrieved 2006-10-25.
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