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⚫ ] anti-missile system<br>
4.5&nbsp;inch (110&nbsp;mm) Mk 8 gun<br>
⚫ Two 30 mm ] guns<br>
Two Quad ] launchers<br>
Two magazine launched anti-submarine torpedo tubes<br>
NATO Seagnat and DFL3 decoy launchers
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The third and current '''HMS ''Argyll'' (F231)''' is a ] 'Duke' Class ]. She was laid down in March ] by ] at ], and launched in ] by Lady ] and commissioned in May ]. ''Agryll'' is currently part of the ] based at ]. The third and current '''HMS ''Argyll'' (F231)''' is a ] 'Duke' Class ]. She was laid down in March ] by ] at ], and launched in ] by Lady ] and commissioned in May ]. ''Agryll'' is currently part of the ] based at ].


In ], ''Argyll'' was part of the ] task force - comprising HM Ships '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', and four ] ships - that deployed to ], during the civil war there in ]. ''Argyll'', during those operations, acted as the West African Guardship and remained off West Africa until September ]. During her deployment, ''Argyll'' saved fifty eight lives from drowning. She was relieved by her sister-ship '']'' in September. In ], ''Argyll'' was part of the ] task force &mdash; comprising ], ], ], ]'', and four ] ships &mdash; that deployed to ], during the civil war there in ]. ''Argyll'', during those operations, acted as the West African Guardship and remained off West Africa until September ]. During her deployment, ''Argyll'' saved fifty eight lives from drowning. She was relieved by her sister-ship ] in September.


In ], while in the ], ''Argyll'' suffered an electrical fire. Thankfullly the fire was quickly put out by the ship's damage control team, with the ship suffering only minimal damage. In ], while in the ], ''Argyll'' suffered an electrical fire. Thankfullly the fire was quickly put out by the ship's damage control team, with the ship suffering only minimal damage.


''HMS Argyll'' is currently undergoing Sea Training to prepare for her re-entry back into the fleet, after her second 'Docking Period' in early ], in which removing, renewing and fitting new equipment and maintenance was done. ''Argyll'' is currently undergoing Sea Training to prepare for her re-entry back into the fleet, after her second 'Docking Period' in early ], in which removing, renewing and fitting new equipment and maintenance was done.

⚫ See ] for other ships of the name.

==Type 23 Statistics==

* '''Displacement''': 4,900 tonnes
* '''Length''': 436 feet
* '''Beam''': 52.9 feet
* '''Draught''': 18 feet
* '''Complement''': 185
* '''Armament'''
** 4.5-inch (114mm) MK 8 gun
⚫ ** 2 x 30mm Oerlikon guns
⚫ ** 2 x Quad ] launchers
⚫ ** ] anti-missile system
** 4 x 12.75-inch fixed torpedo tubes
* '''Aircraft''': ] helicopters:
** ''Armament'':
*** Sea Skua anti-ship missiles
*** Stingray anti-submarine torpedoes
*** Mk 11 depth charges
*** Machine guns
* '''Propulsion''':
** ''Turbines'': CODLAG (Combination of Diesel and Gas) - 2 x Rolls Royce Spey gas boost
** ''Diesels'': 4 x GEC-Alsthom Paxman Valenta
** ''Electric'': 2 x GEC motors

{{Type_23_frigate}}


⚫ See ] for other ships of the name.
⚫ ]
{{Type 23 frigate}}
⚫ ]

Revision as of 20:53, 3 December 2004

File:HMS Argyll (F231) Type 23 frigate.jpg
Career RN Ensign
Ordered:
Laid down: 20 March 1987
Launched: 8 April 1989
Commissioned: 31 May 1991
Decommissioned:
Fate: In service
Struck:
General Characteristics
Displacement: 4,900 tonnes
Length: 133 m (463 ft)
Beam: 16.1 m (52.9 ft)
Draught:
Propulsion: CODLAG (Combined Diesel and Gas); 2 Rolls Royce spey boost turbines

4 GEC Paxman-Valenta diesel engines
2 GEC electric motors

Speed:
Range:
Complement: 185
Armament: 2 quad Harpoon launchers

Vertical Launch Sea Wolf anti-missile system
4.5 inch (110 mm) Mk 8 gun
Two 30 mm Oerlikon guns
Two Quad Harpoon missile launchers
Two magazine launched anti-submarine torpedo tubes
NATO Seagnat and DFL3 decoy launchers

Aircraft: Lynx HMA8
Motto:

The third and current HMS Argyll (F231) is a Type 23 'Duke' Class frigate. She was laid down in March 1987 by Yarrow Shipbuilders at Glasgow, and launched in 1989 by Lady Lady Wendy Levene and commissioned in May 1991. Agryll is currently part of the 6th Frigate Squadron based at Devonport Dockyard.

In 2001, Argyll was part of the Royal Navy task force — comprising Illustrious, Ocean, Iron Duke, Chatham, and four RFA ships — that deployed to Sierra Leone, during the civil war there in 2000. Argyll, during those operations, 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 Iron Duke in September.

In 2001, while in the Bay of Biscay, Argyll suffered an electrical fire. Thankfullly the fire was quickly put out by the ship's damage control team, with the ship suffering only minimal damage.

Argyll is currently undergoing Sea Training to prepare for her re-entry back into the fleet, after her second 'Docking Period' in early 2003, in which removing, renewing and fitting new equipment and maintenance was done.

See HMS Argyll for other ships of the name.

Type 23 frigates
 Royal Navy
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