1961 to 1977    

F117 HMS Ashanti

UK Royal Navy





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Flight Deck: AS
Call Sign: GDCE
Shipyard: Yarrow





  Events


History of UK HMS Ashanti F117

1956-febOrderedOrdered
1958-jan-15Laid downLaid down Yard No 2121
1959-mar-09LaunchedLaunched
1961-nov-23CommissionedCommissioned
1962-mar-04AircraftAircraft Accident P.531 XN334 ditched while operating trials off Portland.
1962-oct-04TrialsTrials engines failed during sea trials in the Caribbean
1964-marAircraftAircraft assigned Wasp HAS.1 XS540 as Ashanti Flt/177-AS, until c Aug 1965.
1965-octAircraftAircraft 829 NAS Ashanti Flight reformed at RNAS Culdrose during Oct 1965, moved to RNAS Portland during Nov and received its Wasp in mid Dec 1965.
1966-jul-25DeploymentDeployment Departed UK for Persian Gulf deployment. The Wasp had joined ship at Devonport on 19 Jul.
1966-dec-31DeploymentDeployment Alongside in Aden for COSAG repair. Some crew seconded to Army for road blocks and up country retreat tactics.
1967-junDeploymentDeployment assigned to Eastern Task Force off Aden, guarding interests during Middle East Six Day War. Relieved on station by HMS Eskimo.
1969-decAircraftAircraft assigned 829 Sq Wasp HAS.1 XT794 as Ashanti Flt/427-AS, until Sep 1975.
1973-augDeploymentDeployment sailed for caribbean
1974-aug-04 Sailed for UK
1975-octAircraftAircraft 829 Sq Wasp XT781/427 joined ship in Malta, until Feb 1976
1977Fate: transferedFate: transfered to reserve
1978-aprAircraftAircraft Assigned Wasp HAS.1 XS562 / 427 by Apr 1978 as Ships Flt until c May 1979.
1979-junAircraftAircraft Assigned Wasp HAS.1 XS572 / 427 by Jun 1979 as Ships Flt until c Mar 1980
1981 reclassified as harbour training ship, until c 1987
1988-sep-07Fate: sunkFate: sunk Expended as fleet target



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  Specifications


Type 81 Tribal class
250crew
2300light (tn)
2700full load (tn)
110length (m)
13beam (m)
5.30draught (m)
28max speed (knots)

1Naval Engine propulsion system: COSAG

2Missile Launcher Sea Cat

2Naval Gun Mark 5 4.5 inch (114mm)
2Naval Gun single 20 mm
1Rocket Launcher ASW mortar Mk 10 Limbo

1Naval Radar air search radar Type 965
1Naval Radar navigation radar Type 978
1Naval Radar surface and low level air search radar Type 993
1Sonar hull mounted sonar Type 162

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