Sea Cat

1962

Missile Launcher · missiles
max missiles load:	4

Systems

4	Naval Surface-to-Air Missile	GWS-20
4	Naval Surface-to-Air Missile	GWS-21
4	Naval Surface-to-Air Missile	GWS-22
4	Naval Surface-to-Air Missile	GWS-24

Used by

Year	Type	Class	Qty
1951	Aircraft Carrier	Audacious class	4
1959	Aircraft Carrier	Improved Centaur class	2
1960	Destroyer	Almirante class	2
1960	Frigate	Type 12 Rothesay class
1961	Frigate	Type 81 Tribal class	2
1962	Guided-Missile Destroyer	County class	2
1967	Frigate	Van Speijk class	2
1968	Helicopter Carrier	Tiger conversion class	2
1974	Frigate	Type 21 Amazon class

Refits

Date	Ship	Class	Event
1966	HMS Yarmouth F101	Type 12 Rothesay class	until Sep 1968 at HMD Portsmouth to fit Seacat, upgrade electronics and equip for Wasp operations
Jul 1966	HMS Rothesay F107	Type 12 Rothesay class	until 1968 at HMD Rosyth to fit Seacat, upgrade electronics and equip for Wasp operations
Aug 1966	HMS Plymouth F126	Type 12 Rothesay class	until 1969 at HMD Chatham to fit Seacat, upgrade electronics and equip for Wasp operations
1967	ARA General Belgrano C-4	Brooklyn class	installed 2 quad launchers for British SAM Sea Cat
Aug 29, 1967	HMS Lowestoft F103	Type 12 Rothesay class	until May 1970 at HMD Chatham to fit Seacat, upgrade electronics and equip for Wasp operations
Aug 1968	HMS Brighton F106	Type 12 Rothesay class	until 1971 at HMD Chatham to fit Seacat, upgrade electronics and equip for Wasp operations
1969	HMS Londonderry F108	Type 12 Rothesay class	until 1970 at HMD Rosyth to fit Seacat, upgrade electronics and equip for Wasp operations
1969	HMS Berwick F115	Type 12 Rothesay class	until 1971 at HMD Chatham to fit Seacat, upgrade electronics and equip for Wasp operations
1971	HMS Rhyl F129	Type 12 Rothesay class	until 1972 at HMD Devonport to fit Seacat, upgrade electronics and equip for Wasp operations
Jul 1971	HMS Eskimo F119	Type 81 Tribal class	with GWS-21, completed a refit at HMD Chatham, shake down and re-commissioned on 15 Dec 1973.
1972	HMS Tartar F133	Type 81 Tribal class	Refit at Portsmouth to add Seacat and improve living conditions, prior to Caribbean deployment.