HMNZS Wellington (F69)

HMNZS Wellington was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy and the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). Originally commissioned in 1969 for the Royal Navy as HMS Bacchante, she joined the RNZN in 1982. She was decommissioned in 1999 and sunk in 2005.

For other ships with the same name, see HMNZS Wellington.

HMNZS Wellington just before she was decommissioned.
History
New Zealand
NameHMNZS Wellington
Commissioned1982
Decommissioned1999
FateSunk as dive wreck in 2005
General characteristics
Class and typeLeander-class frigate
Displacement3,200 long tons (3,251 t) full load
Length113.4 m (372 ft 1 in)
Beam12.5 m (41 ft 0 in)
Draught5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
Propulsion2 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers supplying steam to two sets of White-English Electric double-reduction geared turbines to two shafts
Speed28 knots (52 km/h)
Range4,600 nautical miles (8,500 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement223
Armament
  • As built:
  • 1 × twin 4.5 inch (114 mm) guns
  • 1 × quadruple Sea Cat anti-aircraft missile launchers
  • 1 × Limbo anti-submarine mortar
  • From 1980:
  • 2 × triple torpedo tubes in place of the Limbo
Aircraft carried1 × Westland Wasp helicopter
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