HMS Arrow (F173)

HMS Arrow was a Type 21 frigate of the Royal Navy.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Arrow.

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Arrow
BuilderYarrow Shipbuilders
Laid down28 September 1972
Launched5 February 1974
Commissioned28 July 1976
Decommissioned1 March 1994
IdentificationPennant number: F173
Motto
  • Celeriter certus
  • (Latin: "Swiftly sure")
FateSold to Pakistan on 1 March 1994
Pakistan
NamePNS Khaibar
Acquired1 March 1994
StatusShip in active service
General characteristics
Class and typeType 21 frigate
Displacement3,250 tons full load
Length384 ft (117 m)
Beam41 ft 9 in (12.73 m)
Draught19 ft 6 in (5.94 m)
Propulsion
  • COGOG:
  • 2 × Rolls-Royce Olympus gas turbines
  • 2 × Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1A gas turbines for cruising
Speed32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Range4,000 nmi (7,408 km; 4,603 mi) at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement177
Armament
  • RN:
  • 1 × 4.5-inch (114 mm) Mark 8 naval gun
  • 2 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
  • 4 × MM38 Exocet missiles
  • 1 × quadruple Sea Cat SAMs
  • 2 × triple ASW torpedo tubes
  • 2 × Corvus chaff launchers
  • 1 × Type 182 towed decoy
  • Pakistan:
  • 1 × 4.5-inch (114 mm) Mark 8 naval gun
  • 2 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
  • 1 × Phalanx CIWS
  • 1 × 6-cell LY-60N Hunting Eagle SAM launcher
  • 2 × Mark 36 SRBOC chaff launchers
  • 1 × Type 182 towed decoy
Aircraft carried1 × Westland Wasp helicopter, later refitted for 1 × Lynx

Arrow was active during the Falklands War of 1982, where she provided naval gunfire support (NGFS) and rescued most of the surviving crew from HMS Sheffield. She was sold to Pakistan on 1 March 1994 and renamed PNS Khaibar.

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