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HMS Campbeltown (F86)

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HMS Campbeltown docked in Campbeltown Loch
History
RN EnsignUK
NameHMS Campbeltown
OperatorRoyal Navy
Laid down4 December 1985
Launched7 October 1987
Commissioned27 May 1989
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Victoria Fortes Sequitur
"Victory Through Strength"
FateTemplate:Ship fate box active in service
General characteristics
Class and typeType 22 frigate
Displacement5,300 tons
Length148.1 m (486 ft 9 in)
Beam14.8 m (48 ft 6 in)
Draught6.4 m (21 ft)
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2 × Rolls-Royce Spey gas turbines (high speed)
2 × Rolls Royce Tyne gas turbines (cruising)
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18 knots (33 km/h) cruise
30 knots (56 km/h) maximum
Complement250 (max. 301)
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1 × 4.5 inch (114 mm) Mk.8 gun
Goalkeeper CIWS
Sea Wolf anti-missile system
2 × Quad Harpoon missile launchers
2 × 20 mm Close range guns
NATO Seagnat Decoy Launchers
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Lynx Mk.8 helicopters
armed with:
Sea Skua anti-ships missiles
Sting Ray anti-submarine torpedoes
Mk 11 depth charges
Machine guns
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Campbeltown.

HMS Campbeltown (F86) is a Type 22 frigate of the Royal Navy.

In early 2004 the vessel was deployed as part of NATO's Standing Naval Force Atlantic. Currently deployed.

Affiliations

See also

Type 22 frigates
 Royal Navy
 Brazilian Navy
 Chilean Navy
 Romanian Naval Forces
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