HMS Sheffield (F96)
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 29 March 1984 |
| Launched: | 26 March 1986 |
| Commissioned: | 26 July 1988 |
| Decommissioned: | 5 November 2002 |
| Fate: | Sold to Chile on 4 September 2003 |
| Struck: | |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 5,300 tons |
| Length: | 148.1 m |
| Beam: | 14.8 m |
| Draught: | |
| Propulsion: | |
| Speed: | 33 km/h cruise, 56 km/h sprint |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 250 |
| Armament: | 114 mm MK 8 gun |
| Aircraft: | Lynx MK 8 helicopter |
| Motto: | |
HMS Sheffield (F96) was a Type 22 frigate of the Royal Navy. She was originally intended to be named Bruiser but was named Sheffield in honour of the previous Sheffield (D80), a Type 42 destroyer sunk in the Falklands War. She was sold to Chile on 4 September 2003 and renamed Almirante Williams.
See HMS Sheffield for other ships of the same name.
| Preceded by D80 |
HMS Sheffield 1986-2003 |
Succeeded by N/A |
| 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 |
