HMS Puma (F34)
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| Career (UK) |
|
| Name: |
HMS Puma (F34) |
| Ordered: |
28 June 1951 |
| Builder: |
Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Co Ltd |
| Laid down: |
16 November 1953 |
| Launched: |
30 June 1954 |
| Commissioned: |
27 April 1957 |
| Decommissioned: |
1972 |
| Fate: |
Scrapped 1976 |
| General characteristics |
| Class and type: |
Leopard-class frigate |
| Propulsion: |
8 x ASR1 V16 diesel engines, turbocharged, 1,260 BHP @ 900 RPM. |
| Speed: |
25.4Kts. clear weather, calm, no wind. |
| Range: |
7,500 Nm @ 16 Kts |
| Complement: |
228 |
HMS Puma (F34), was a Leopard-class Type 41 anti aircraft frigate of the British Royal Navy, named for the puma (Puma concolor).