For other ships of the same name, see HMS Falmouth.
| HMS Falmouth (F113) | |
|---|---|
 HMS Falmouth | |
| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | HMS Falmouth |
| Builder: | Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson |
| Laid down: | 23 November 1957 |
| Launched: | 15 December 1959 |
| Commissioned: | 25 July 1961 |
| Decommissioned: | July 1984 |
| Identification: | Pennant number: F113 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap 1989 |
| Status: | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Rothesay-class frigate |
| Displacement: | 2,800 tons |
| Length: | 370 ft |
| Beam: | 41 ft |
| Draught: | 17 ft 4 in |
| Propulsion: |
2 × Bacock & Wilcox boilers operating at 550lb sq. in, 850°F English Electric geared turbines, 2 shafts, 30000 shafts horsepower |
| Speed: | 30 kn (56 km/h) |
| Complement: | 235 |
| Armament: |
2 × 4.5" dual purpose on a Mk VI mounting 1 x 40mm on STAGG mounting 2 x Limbo Mortar Mk 10 Mountings |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 × Wasp helicopter |
HMS Falmouth was a Rothesay or Type 12I class anti-submarine frigate of the British Royal Navy.
Commanding officers[]
| From | To | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1971 | |
| 1979 | 1979 | Commander C L Quarrie AFC RN |
References[]
Publications[]
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
External links[]
See also[]
- Cod War#The Third Cod War
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