1975 to 1982    

F170 HMS Antelope

UK Royal Navy






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Flight Deck: AO
Call Sign: GPAD
Shipyard: Vosper Thornycroft





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History of UK HMS Antelope F170

1970-may-11OrderedOrdered
1971-mar-23Laid downLaid down
1972-mar-16LaunchedLaunched
1975-jul-19CommissionedCommissioned at Southampton. Although part of the Class specification, Antelope was not fitted with Exocet.
1975-jul-21HomeportHomeport arrived at HMNB Devonport
1975-dec-11AircraftAircraft Ships Flight formed at RNAS Portland with 829 Squadron Wasp XT788/321.
1976-aug-28Port VisitPort Visit HMD Devonport Navy Days 1976 Ship open to visitors at Plymouth Navy Days 1976.
1977-jun-25DeploymentDeployment Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review (7th Frigate Squadron), off Browndown
1979-novAircraftAircraft assigned 702 NAS Lynx HAS.2 XZ245 as /321-AO, until c Dec 1981
1981-aug-29Port VisitPort Visit HMD Devonport Navy Days 1981 Ship open to visitors at Plymouth Navy Days 1981
1982-janAircraftAircraft assigned 815 NAS Lynx HAS.2 XZ691/321, until Apr 1982
1982-apr-05DeploymentDeployment Operation Corporate Departed HMNB Devonport for South Atlantic, initially as part of CV Battle Group. Damaged by air attack in San Carlos Water 23 May and sank after a bomb exploded during the defusing attempt on 24 May 1982.
1982-may-24DecommissionedDecommissioned
1982-may-24Fate: sunkFate: sunk San Carlos Water Sunk San Carlos Water, Falklands
1983-may-24 Fusiliers Regimental Museum Deck name plate recovered from San Carlos Water and presented to the Regimental Headquaters of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers on 1st anniversary of her sinking.



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  Specifications


Type 21 Amazon class
170crew
2750light (tn)
3600full load (tn)
117length (m)
12.70beam (m)
5.90draught (m)
4000range (nm)
34max speed (knots)
50000power (shp)

2Naval Engine gas turbine - Rolls Royce Olympus
2Naval Engine gas turbine - Rolls Royce Tyne
1Naval Engine propulsion system: COGOG

4Missile Launcher MM38 Exocet single launcher
1Missile Launcher Sea Cat

1Naval Gun Mark 8 4.5 inch (114mm)
2Naval Gun single 20 mm
2Chaff and decoys Corvus chaff launcher

1Naval Radar navigation radar Type 978
2Naval Radar fire direction radar Type 912
1Naval Radar surface and low level air search radar Type 992
1Sonar hull mounted sonar Type 162
1Sonar hull mounted sonar Type 184

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UK Vosper Thornycroft, Woolston




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