HMS Jaguar (F37)
1959 Type 41 or Leopard-class frigate of the Royal Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Jaguar.
HMS Jaguar (F37), was a Leopard-class Type 41 anti-aircraft frigate of the British Royal Navy, named after the jaguar. Jaguar was the last frigate built by William Denny & Brothers for the Royal Navy. Unlike the rest of her class, she was fitted with controllable pitch propellers.[1]
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Name | HMS Jaguar |
Ordered | 28 June 1951 |
Builder | William Denny & Brothers |
Laid down | 2 November 1953 |
Launched | 20 July 1957 |
Commissioned | 12 December 1959 |
Identification | F37 |
Fate | Sold to Bangladesh 1978 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Leopard-class frigate |
Length | 101 m (331 ft 4 in) |
Beam | 10.6 m (34 ft 9 in) |
Draught | 3 m (9 ft 10 in) |
Propulsion | |
Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h) |
Range | 2,200 nmi (4,074 km; 2,532 mi) at 18 kn |
Complement | 200 (22 (app.) officers) |
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