HMS Portland (F79)
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | February 1996 |
| Laid down: | 14 January 1998 |
| Launched: | 15 May 1999 |
| Commissioned: | 3 May 2001 |
| Decommissioned: | |
| Fate: | Active in service as of 2007 |
| Struck: | |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 4,900 tonnes |
| Length: | 133 m/463 ft |
| Beam: | 16.1 m/52.9 ft |
| Draught: | |
| Propulsion: | CODLAG (Combined Diesel-eLectric And Gas) 2 Rolls-Royce Spey boost gas-turbines 4 Paxman Valenta diesel engines 2 GEC electric motors |
| Speed: | |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 185 |
| Armament: | 2 ASuW Harpoon quad launchers Vertical launch system Sea Wolf missiles BAE 4.5 inch (110 mm) Mk 8 gun 2 Oerlikon 30 mm guns 4 Sting Ray torpedo tubes Seagnat and DFL3 decoy launchers |
| Aircraft: | Lynx HMA8 |
| Motto: |
"Craignez Honte" - Fear Dishonour |
HMS Portland (F79) is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy. It is the eighth ship to bear the name and is the fifteenth ship in the Duke class of frigates.
Its current commanding officer is Commander R J A Bellfield RN, who took command in February 2006.
[edit] History
The Ship was accepted into service by the Royal Navy on 15 December 2000 and was commissioned on 3 May the following year.
See HMS Portland for other ships of the same name.
HMS Portland assisted in the search for men lost due to a capsized yacht on 3 February 2007. [1]
[edit] References
- ^ "Man killed when vessel capsizes", BBC News, 2007-02-03. Retrieved on February 3, 2007.
| Type 23 frigate |
| Norfolk | Argyll | Lancaster | Marlborough | Iron Duke | Monmouth | Montrose | Westminster | Northumberland | Richmond | Somerset | Grafton | Sutherland | Kent | Portland | St Albans |
List of frigates of the Royal Navy |
