HMS Ashanti (F117)

HMS Ashanti was a Tribal-class frigate of the Royal Navy. She was named after the Ashanti people, an ethnic group located in Ghana. The frigate was sunk as a target in 1988.

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

HMS Ashanti
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Ashanti
BuilderYarrow Shipbuilders
Laid down15 January 1958
Launched9 March 1959
Commissioned23 November 1961
ReclassifiedHarbour Training Ship 1981
HomeportDevonport
IdentificationPennant number F117
MottoKum apim, apim beba':'Kill a thousand, a thousand will come
FateSunk as target 1988
BadgeOn a Field barry wavy of six Blue and White a porcupine Gold.
General characteristics
Class and typeTribal-class frigate
Displacement
  • 2,300 long tons (2,300 t) standard
  • 2,700 long tons (2,700 t) full load
Length
  • 360 ft 0 in (109.73 m) oa
  • 350 ft 0 in (106.68 m) pp
Beam42 ft 3 in (12.88 m)
Draught
  • 13 ft 3 in (4.04 m)
  • 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m) (propellers)
Propulsion
  • Single-shaft COSAG
  • 1 Steam turbine 12,500 shp (9,300 kW)
  • 1 Metrovick G-6 gas turbine 7,500 shp (5,600 kW)
Speed27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) (COSAG)
Range4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement253
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Radar type 965 air-search
  • Radar type 993 low-angle search
  • Radar type 978 navigation
  • Radar type 903 gunnery fire-control
  • Radar type 262 GWS-21 fire-control
  • Sonar type 177 search
  • Sonar type 170 attack
  • Sonar type 162 bottom profiling
  • Ashanti and Gurkha;
  • Sonar type 199 variable-depth
Armament
  • 2 × single 4.5 inch (114 mm) Mark 5* Mod 1 guns
  • 2 × single 40 mm Mark 7 Bofors guns, later;
  • 2 × four-rail GWS-20 Sea Cat missile systems
  • 2 × single 20 mm Oerlikon guns
  • 1 × Mark 10 Limbo ASW mortar
Aircraft carried1 × Westland Wasp helicopter
Service record
Operations:
Awards: 1967: General Service Medal, South Arabian Clasp

Ashanti was built by Yarrow, of Scotstoun, at a cost of £5,315,000 and was the first commissioned Royal Navy warship to be equipped with combined steam and gas (COSAG) engines. She was launched on 9 March 1959 and commissioned on 23 November 1961.

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