HMS Cornwall (F99)
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- See HMS Cornwall for other ships of the name.
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| Career |  |
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| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 14 December 1983 |
| Launched: | 14 October 1985 |
| Commissioned: | 23 April 1988 |
| Decommissioned: | |
| Fate: | Active in service as of 2006. |
| Struck: | |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 5,300 t |
| Length: | 148.1 m (485.9 ft) |
| Beam: | 14.8 m (48.5 ft) |
| Draught: | |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Rolls Royce Spey gas turbines (high speed)
2 x Rolls Royce Tyne gas turbines (cruising) |
| Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h) |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 250 (max 301) |
| Armament: | 114 mm (4.5 inch) MK 8 gun Goalkeeper close-in weapons system (CIWS) |
| Aircraft: | Lynx MK 8 helicopters armed with: |
| Motto: | Latin: unus et omnes (one and all) |
The sixth and present HMS Cornwall is the first of the Batch 3 Type 22 frigates of the Royal Navy.
She was launched in October 1985 and was commissioned at Falmouth in 1988 by the ship's sponsor, the late Diana, Princess of Wales.
In 1993, Cornwall acted as flagship of the Battle of the Atlantic Fleet Review, which commemorated of the 50th anniversary of the Second Battle of the Atlantic in World War II.
In 2001, Cornwall was part of the Royal Navy Task Force sent to take part in the invasion of Afghanistan. The following year, Cornwall performed a 21-gun salute after a day of events for the Golden Jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth II.
Cornwall was again involved in the War on Terrorism in 2003 as part of NATO's Standing Naval Force Atlantic. She returned to the UK later that year. In early 2004 the ship assumed the task of Fleet Ready Escort, based in Britain. She is the lead ship of the 2nd Frigate Squadron based at HMNB Devonport in Devon, England.
28th January 2006. Cornwall was rededicated in a ceremony at Falmouth attended by the ship's sponsor, Lady Mary Holborow Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall.
