HMS Chichester (F59)
1958 Type 61 or Salisbury class frigate of the Royal Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Chichester.
HMS Chichester was a Salisbury-class or Type 61 aircraft direction frigate of the British Royal Navy.
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HMS Chichester at Famagusta, 1960 | |
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Name | HMS Chichester |
Ordered | 28 June 1951 |
Builder | Fairfields |
Laid down | 26 June 1953 |
Launched | 21 April 1955 |
Commissioned | 16 May 1958 |
Identification | Pennant number F59 |
Fate | Sold for breaking 17 March 1981 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Salisbury-class frigate |
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Length | 340 ft (100 m) o/a |
Beam | 40 ft (12 m) |
Draught | 15 ft 6 in (4.72 m) |
Propulsion | 8 × ASR1 diesels, 12,400 shp (9,200 kW), 2 shafts |
Speed | 24 kn (44 km/h) |
Range | 7,500 nmi (13,900 km) at 16 kn (30 km/h) |
Complement | 235 |
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