HMS Campbeltown (F86)

HMS Campbeltown was a Batch 3 Type 22 frigate of the British Royal Navy. Built by Cammell Laird Shipbuilders Ltd. in Birkenhead. She was part of the third batch of Type 22s, which were larger than their predecessors and incorporated advanced close-in weapons after lessons learnt from the 1982 Falklands War. She was decommissioned on 7 April 2011.

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

HMS Campbeltown at HMNB Devonport in September 2008
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Campbeltown
OperatorRoyal Navy
OrderedJanuary 1985
BuilderCammell Laird
Laid down4 December 1985
Launched7 October 1987
Commissioned27 May 1989
Decommissioned7 April 2011
HomeportHMNB Devonport, Plymouth
Identification
  • Pennant number: F86
  • Deck code: CT
  • IMO number: 4907139
  • International callsign: GABK
Motto
  • Victoria Fortes Sequitur
  • "Victory Through Strength"
FateScrapped October 2013
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General characteristics
Class and typeType 22 frigate
Displacement5,300 tons
Length148.1 m (485 ft 11 in)
Beam14.8 m (48 ft 7 in)
Draught6.4 m (21 ft 0 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 × Rolls-Royce Spey gas turbines (high speed)
  • 2 × Rolls-Royce Tyne gas turbines (cruising)
Speed
  • 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) (cruise)
  • 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) (max)
Complement250 (max. 301)
Armament
  • 2 × Sea Wolf anti air system (Total of 72 Sea Wolf missiles)
  • 2 × quad Harpoon missile launchers (total of 8 Harpoons)
  • 2 × triple Magazine launched anti-submarine torpedo tubes (total of 36 torpedoes)
  • 1 × 4.5 inch (114 mm) Mk.8 gun
  • 2 × 20 mm GAM-BO1 guns
  • 1 × Goalkeeper CIWS
  • NATO Seagnat decoy launchers
Aircraft carried
  • 2 x Lynx Mk.8 helicopters (but only 1 Lynx in peacetime).
  • Armed with
    • 4 × Sea Skua anti-ships missiles
    • 2 × Sting Ray anti-submarine torpedoes
    • 2 × Mk 11 depth charges
    • 2 × Machine guns
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