HMS Antelope (F170)
1975 Type 21 or Amazon-class frigate of the Royal Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Antelope.
HMS Antelope was a Type 21 frigate of the Royal Navy that participated in the Falklands War and was sunk by Argentine aircraft.
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HMS Antelope at San Carlos Water on 23 May 1982 | |
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Name | HMS Antelope |
Builder | Vosper Thornycroft |
Laid down | 23 March 1971 |
Launched | 16 March 1972 |
Commissioned | 19 July 1975 |
Motto | "Audax et vigilans" |
Fate | Sunk 23 May 1982 |
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Class and type | Type 21 frigate |
Displacement | 3,250 tons full load |
Length | 384 feet (117 metres) |
Beam | 41+3⁄4 feet (12.7 metres) |
Draught | 19+1⁄2 feet (5.9 metres) |
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Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
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Complement | 177 crew |
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