HMS Salisbury (F32)

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Career (UK)

Name:	HMS Salisbury (F32)
Builder:	Devonport Dockyard
Laid down:	1 January 1952
Launched:	25 June 1953
Completed:	27 February 1957
Fate:	Sunk as a target 30 September 1985
General characteristics
Class and type:	Salisbury class frigate
Displacement:	2,170 tons standard 2,400 tons full load
Length:	340 ft (100 m) o/a
Beam:	40 ft (12 m)
Draught:	15 ft 6 in (4.7 m)
Propulsion:	8 × ASR1 diesels, 12,400 shp, 2 shafts
Speed:	24 kn (44 km/h)
Range:	7,500 nmi (13,900 km) at 16 kn (30 km/h)
Complement:	235
Sensors and processing systems:	Type 960 air search radar, later Type 965 AKE-2 Type 293Q target indication radar, later Type 993n Type 982 aircraft direction radar, laterType 986 Type 277Q height finding radar, later Type 278 Type 974 navigation radarlater Type 978 Type 285 fire control radar on director Mark 6M Type 262 fire control on STAAG mount Type 1010 Cossor Mark 10 IFF Type 174 search sonar Type 170 attack sonar
Armament:	1 × twin 4.5 in gun Mark 6 1 × twin 40 mm Bofors gun STAAG Mark 2, later 1 × Sea Cat GWS-20 SAM 1 × Squid A/S mortar

Service record
Operations	Beira Patrol (1975) Cod Wars (1976)

For other ships of the same name, see HMS Salisbury.

HMS Salisbury (F32) was a Salisbury-class or Type 61 aircraft direction frigate of the British Royal Navy. She was built at Devonport Dockyard, laid down 1 January 1952,launched 25 June 1953, and completed 27 February 1957.

In 1961-2 she was modernised with Type 965 radar fitted on a plated in "mack" aft. In 1967 she stood by during disturbances in the West Indies. During 1967-70 was fitted with the Sea Cat missile system. In 1975 she completed the last Beira Patrol. She undertook Cod War patrols in 1976 and was involved in five collisions with the Icelandic gunboat Týr on 1 April 1976, and two with the Ægir on 20 May 1976.

Later in 1976 she sailed to the Mediterranean Sea during negotiations for her sale to Egypt, but eventually returned to UK, the sale having fallen through. From 1980-85 she was a harbour training ship at Devonport, before being replaced in that role by HMS Ajax (F114). On September 30, 1985, HMS Salisbury was towed out and sunk as a target.