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HMS Sutherland at Dartmouth, September 2007
History
RN EnsignUK
NameHMS Sutherland (F81)
OperatorRoyal Navy
OrderedJanuary 1992
BuilderYarrow Shipbuilders
Laid down14 October 1993
Launched9 March 1996
Sponsored byLady Christina Walmsley
Commissioned4 July 1997
HomeportHMNB Devonport, Plymouth
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Sans peur
"Without fear"
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and type'Duke'-class Type 23 frigate
Displacement3,500 tonnes
Length436 ft 4 in (132.99 m)
Beam52 ft 10 in (16.10 m)
Draught23 ft 11 in (7.29 m)
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CODLAG (Combined Diesel-eLectric And Gas)
2 × Rolls-Royce Spey boost gas-turbines
4 × Paxman Valenta diesel engines
2 × GEC electric motors
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28 knots (52 km/h)
15 knots (28 km/h) on diesel-electric
Range7,800 nautical miles (14,400 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement186 (18 officers)
Sensors and
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Radar 996 (3-D surveillance)
Radar 1007/1008 (navigation)
Radar 1010/1011 (target identification)
Sonar 2050
UAT Electronic Warfare System (passive surveillance)
General Purpose Electro-Optical Director for gun control
Armament
  • 2 x quadruple Harpoon launchers (total of 8 missiles)
  • Sea Wolf GWS.26 VLS (total of 32 missiles)
  • 2 x twin 12.75 in (324 mm) tubes for Stingray ASW torpedoes (total of 24 torpedoes)
  • 1 x 4.5-inch Mk 8 DP gun
  • 2 x 30mm DS30M
  • 2 x M 232 Mk 44 7.62mm miniguns
  • 4 x 7.62 GPMGs
  • 4 x 6-barrel Seagnat decoy launchers
  • DFL2/3 offboard decoys
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1 × Merlin MH1 helicopter

Armed with

  • anti submarine torpedoes
  • anti ship missiles
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Sutherland.

HMS Sutherland (F81) is a Type 23 frigate of the British Royal Navy. She is the thirteenth ship in the Duke class of frigates and is the third ship to bear the name, more than 200 years since the name was last used.

She was launched in 1996 by Lady Christina Walmsley, wife of Sir Robert Walmsley KCB. Before this occasion, Royal Navy ships had always been launched with a bottle of champagne, but Lady Walmsley broke with tradition and used a bottle of Macallan Whiskey.

She was deployed to the Falkland Islands in the winter 1998/1999. In 2000, she was part of the task force NTG2000, the first time Royal Navy ships have circumnavigated the globe since 1986. In December 2007, major upgrades worth ₤35 million were announced. This makes HMS Sutherland the most powerful frigate in the fleet. The upgrades included Sonar 2087, an upgrade to Seawolf, an improvement to the 4.5 inch gun to allow it to fire long-range ammunition, and a reshaped stern to cut fuel use.

There is a keen golfing community on-board, and the crew sometimes use the facilities of their affiliate golf course in the Royal Burgh of Dornoch.

Affiliations

References

  1. ^ Saunders, Stephen Jane's Fighting Ships 2008–2009, pub Jane's Information Group, 2008, ISBN 978-0-7106-2845-9 page 862.
  2. http://website.lineone.net/~david-carrington/Militaria/RoyalNavy/Major.htm
  3. "Background on HMS Sutherland: Ship's Life Began with a Wee Dram", Navy News
  4. http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.1358
  5. http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.11093
  6. HMS Sutherland gets upgrade, The Engineer Online, 7 December 2007.
  7. http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.1363

Gallery

  • HMS Sutherland approaching Dartmouth, September 2007 HMS Sutherland approaching Dartmouth, September 2007
  • HMS Sutherland approaching Dartmouth, September 2007 HMS Sutherland approaching Dartmouth, September 2007
  • HMS Sutherland at Newcastle upon Tyne, September 2004 HMS Sutherland at Newcastle upon Tyne, September 2004
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