HMS Sutherland (F81)

HMS Sutherland (F81)

HMS Sutherland at Dartmouth, September 2007

Career (UK)
Name: Operator: Ordered: Builder: Laid down: Launched: Sponsored by: Commissioned: Homeport: Motto: Status: Badge: HMS Sutherland Royal Navy January 1992 Yarrow Shipbuilders 14 October 1993 9 March 1996 Lady Christina Walmsley 4 July 1997 HMNB Devonport, Plymouth Sans peur "Without fear" in active service, as of 2013[1]

General characteristics
Class & type: Displacement: Length: Beam: Draught: Propulsion: Type 23 Frigate 4,900 tonnes, standard 133 m (436 ft 4 in) 16.1 m (52 ft 10 in) 7.3 m (23 ft 9 in) CODLAG with four 1510 kW (2,025 shp) Paxman Valenta 12CM diesel generators powering two GEC electric motors delivering 2980kW (4000 shp) and two Rolls-Royce Spey SM1A delivering 23,190kW (31,100 shp) to two shafts 28 knots (52km/h; 32mph), HMS Sutherland achieved 34.4 knots (63.7km/h; 39.6mph) during high-speed trials (November 2008) 14,485 kilometres (9,001mi) at 15 knots (28km/h; 17mph)
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Speed: Range:

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Complement: Electronic warfare & decoys: Armament:

4 x 6-barrel Seagnat decoy launchers DFL2/3 offboard decoys

Anti-air missiles:

1 32-cell Sea Wolf GWS.26 VLS canisters for 32 Sea Wolf missiles (range 1-10km) 2 quad Harpoon launchers 2 Twin 12.75 in (324 mm) Sting Ray torpedo tubes 1 BAE 4.5 inch Mk8 gun 2 30mm DS30M automated guns, or, 2 30mm DS30B guns 2 Miniguns 4 General-purpose machine guns

Anti-ship missiles:

Anti-submarine torpedoes:

Guns:

Aircraft carried:

1Lynx HMA8, armed with;

4 Sea Skua anti ship missiles, or 2 anti submarine torpedoes

or 1Westland Merlin HM1, armed with;

4 anti submarine torpedoes Flight deck Enclosed hangar

Aviation facilities:

HMS Sutherland 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.[3] 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.[4]Wikipedia:Link rot

Operational history
She was deployed to the Falkland Islands in the winter 1998/1999. In 2000, she was part of the task forceNTG2000, the first time Royal Navy ships have circumnavigated the globe since 1986.[5] In December 2007, major upgrades worth 35 million were announced making Sutherland the "most powerful frigate in the fleet".[6]Wikipedia:Link rot The upgrades included Sonar 2087, an upgrade to Seawolf, an improvement to the 4.5inch gun to allow it to fire long-range ammunition, and a reshaped stern to cut fuel use.[7] She was due to be given the freedom of the county of Sutherland but had her visit cut short, with "operational commitments" as the given reason.[8] This was eventually revealed as her deployment as part of the UK Response Force Task Group's (RFTG) first deployment, named COUGAR' 11.[9] In May 2011, she made a port visit to Patras, Greece following participation in exercises off Crete,[10] after which she became involved in the operations off the Libyan coast.[11] On 16 June 2011, Sutherland visited Souda Bay in Crete to commemorate the 70th anniversay of the Battle of Crete, before sailing to Kalamata in Greece to conduct further World War II memorials.[12] On 24 July 2011 HMS Sutherland returned to the coast of Libya as part of Operation Ellamy.[13]

HMS Sutherland (F81) On 18 October 2011 HMS Sutherland passed through Tower Bridge in London and docked next to HMS Belfast, returning through the bridge on 22 October 2011.[14] In 2012, she was part of the COUGAR 12 task group.[15]

Affiliations
The Highlanders, 4th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland County of Sutherland Honourable Company of Master Mariners, Livery Sherborne School, CCF Clifton College, Bristol CCF's TS Grenville, Paisley (Sea Cadets) TS Duchess, Biggleswade (Sea Cadets) The Royal Dornoch Golf Club

Sutherland approaching Dartmouth, September 2007

Sutherland approaching Dartmouth, September 2007

Sutherland at Newcastle upon Tyne, September 2004

HMS Sutherland' families & friends day cruise from Portsmouth, 5th July 2013.

HMS Sutherland' families & friends day cruise from Portsmouth, 5th July 2013.

HMS Sutherland' 4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun turret, 5th July 2013.

References
[1] [4] [5] [6] [7] http:/ / en. wikipedia. org/ w/ index. php?title=HMS_Sutherland_(F81)& action=edit http:/ / www. royal-navy. mod. uk/ server/ show/ nav. 1363 http:/ / www. royal-navy. mod. uk/ server/ show/ nav. 1358 http:/ / www. royal-navy. mod. uk/ server/ show/ ConWebDoc. 11093 HMS Sutherland gets upgrade, The Engineer Online, 7 December 2007. (http:/ / www. theengineer. co. uk/ news/ hms-sutherland-gets-upgrade/ 303581. article) [8] BBC News Highlands and Islands, HMS Sutherland's visit cut for operational reasons, 24 March 2011, accessed 8 April 2011 (http:/ / www. bbc. co. uk/ news/ uk-scotland-highlands-islands-12847030) [9] www.royal-navy.mod.uk Royal Navy Ships Deploy as part of New Amphibious Task Group, accessed 8 April 2011 (http:/ / www. royal-navy. mod. uk/ operations-and-support/ operations/ auriga/ news/ royal_navy_ships_dep. htm) [10] http:/ / www. royal-navy. mod. uk/ operations-and-support/ surface-fleet/ type-23-frigates/ hms-sutherland/ news/ hms_sutherland_visit. htm [11] (http:/ / www. navynews. co. uk/ news/ 1226-task-force-sent-to-libya-to-ratchet-up-the-pressure-on-gaddafi. aspx) [12] (http:/ / www. navynews. co. uk/ news/ 1248-sutherland-pays-tribute-to-the-fallen-of-crete-and-greece. aspx) [15] http:/ / www. royalnavy. mod. uk/ The-Fleet/ Ships/ Frigates/ HMS-Sutherland

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