HMS Campbeltown (F86)
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 HMS Campbeltown docked in Campbeltown Loch, by Malcolm McFadyen |
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 4 December 1985 |
| Launched: | 7 October 1987 |
| Commissioned: | 27 May 1989 |
| Decommissioned: | |
| Fate: | Active in service as of 2007 |
| Struck: | |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 5300 t |
| Length: | 148.1 m |
| Beam: | 14.8 m |
| Draught: | |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Rolls Royce Spey gas turbines (high speed)
2 x Rolls Royce Tyne gas turbines (cruising) |
| Speed: | cruise: 18 knots (33 km/h) max: 30 knots (56 km/h) |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 250 (max 301) |
| Armament: | 114mm (4.5 inch) MK 8 gun Goalkeeper CIWS |
| Aircraft: | Lynx MK 8 helicopters armed with: |
| Motto: | Victoria Fortes Sequitur (Latin:"Victory Through Strength") |
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 in use for Initial Sea Training.
See HMS Campbeltown for other ships of the same name.
| Type 22 frigate |
| Royal Navy |
| Broadsword | Battleaxe | Brilliant | Brazen | Boxer | Beaver | Brave | London | Sheffield | Coventry | Cornwall | Cumberland | Campbeltown | Chatham |
| Brazilian Navy |
| Greenhalgh | Bosisio | Dodsworth | Rademaker |
| Romanian Navy |
| Regina Maria | Regele Ferdinand |
| Chilean Navy |
| Almirante Williams |
List of frigates of the Royal Navy |
See also
http://youtube.com/watch?v=DerD7RNMbDQ&search=royal%20army an infamous version of queen's Bohemian Rhapsody filmed abord the cambletown
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