Salisbury class frigate

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Type 61 Salisbury class
General Characteristics
Displacement:	2,170 tons standard / 2,400 tons full load
Length:	340 ft o/a
Beam:	40 ft
Draught:	15.5 ft
Propulsion:	8 x ASR1 diesels, 12,400 shp, 2 shafts
Speed:	24 knots
Range:	230 tons oil fuel, 7,500 nm at 16 knots
Complement:	235
Armament:	1 x twin 4.5 in gun Mark 6 1 x twin 40mm Bofors gun STAAG Mark 2, later; 1 x twin 40mm Bofors gun Mk.5; Llandaff / Chichester 1 x Sea Cat GWS-20 SAM; Lincoln / Salisbury 1 x Squid A/S mortar
Radar:	Type 960 air search, later; Type 965 AKE-2 air search Type 293Q target indication, later; Type 993 target indication Type 982 aircraft direction, later; Type 986 aircraft direction Type 277Q height finding, later; Type 278 height finding Type 974 navigation later; Type 978 navigation Type 285 fire control on director Mark 6M Type 262 fire control on STAAG mount Type 1010 Cossor Mark 10 IFF
Sonar:	Type 174 search Type 170 attack

HMS Chichester, 1960

The Type 61 Salisbury class were a class of British aircraft direction (or radar picket)frigates built for the Royal Navy. They were a follow on from the Type 41 Leopard class frigates but with reduced armament to make way for more aircraft direction equipment. As single-role vessels they were replaced by the more adaptable Leander-class. HMS Llandaff was sold to the Bangladesh Navy in 1976 as the Umar Farooq, and is currently in reserve.