HMS Minerva (F45)

HMS Minerva (F45) was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy. The ship commissioned in 1966 and took part in the Beira Patrol and Second Cod War during the 1970s and the Falklands War in 1982. Charles, Prince of Wales served aboard the ship in the 1970s. Between these major engagements, the frigate patrolled British territorial waters and took part in NATO and British military exercises. Minerva was decommissioned in 1992 and sold for scrap.

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

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Minerva
BuilderVickers Armstrong
Laid down25 July 1963
Launched19 December 1964
Commissioned14 May 1966
DecommissionedMarch 1992
IdentificationPennant number F45
Nickname(s)"Fighting 45"
FateSold for scrap July 1993
General characteristics
Class and typeLeander-class frigate
Displacement3,200 long tons (3,251 t) full load
Length113.4 m (372 ft)
Beam12.5 m (41 ft)
Draught5.8 m (19 ft)
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:
  • 4 × Exocet anti-ship missile launchers
  • 2 × quadruple Seacat anti-aircraft missile launchers
  • 2 × single 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns
  • 2 × triple torpedo tubes
Aircraft carried
  • 1 × Westland Wasp helicopter
  • From 1980:
  • 1 × Lynx helicopter
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