Type 21 frigate

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The Type 21 frigate was a class of British Royal Navy general-purpose frigates introduced in the late 1960s, known for their high speed, light construction, and service during the Falklands War.

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instanceOf Royal Navy ship class ⓘ
frigate class ⓘ
airCapability Lynx helicopter ⓘ
Wasp helicopter (early in service) ⓘ
armament 4.5-inch Mark 8 naval gun ⓘ
Exocet anti-ship missiles (later in service) ⓘ
Sea Cat surface-to-air missile system ⓘ
beam about 12.7 metres ⓘ
builder Vosper Thornycroft ⓘ
Yarrow Shipbuilders ⓘ
classLeadShip HMS Amazon ⓘ
conflictParticipatedIn Falklands War ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
decommissionedFromRoyalNavy late 1980s ⓘ
designCharacteristic emphasis on speed over protection ⓘ
flush-deck hull ⓘ
designedAs general-purpose frigate ⓘ
displacement approximately 2,500 tons standard ⓘ
approximately 3,000 tons full load ⓘ
draught about 5.8 metres ⓘ
enteredService early 1970s ⓘ
exportedAs Tariq-class frigate (Pakistan Navy) ⓘ
firstCommissionedUnit HMS Amazon ⓘ
hullMaterial steel ⓘ
introducedInDecade 1960s ⓘ
introducedInYear 1969 ⓘ
length about 117 metres ⓘ
maximumSpeed about 32 knots ⓘ
notableFor high speed ⓘ
light construction ⓘ
service during the Falklands War ⓘ
notableLoss HMS Antelope ⓘ
HMS Ardent ⓘ
numberBuilt 8 ⓘ
operator Royal Navy ⓘ
postRoyalNavyOperator Pakistan Navy ⓘ
primaryRole anti-submarine warfare ⓘ
propulsionType COGOG ⓘ
sawActionIn South Atlantic operations 1982 ⓘ
secondaryRole anti-air warfare ⓘ
anti-surface warfare ⓘ
shipInClass HMS Active ⓘ
HMS Alacrity ⓘ
HMS Amazon ⓘ
HMS Ambuscade ⓘ
HMS Antelope ⓘ
HMS Ardent ⓘ
HMS Arrow ⓘ
HMS Avenger ⓘ
superstructureMaterial aluminium ⓘ

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4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun → fittedOn → Type 21 frigate ⓘ