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  • P265 HMS Dumbarton Castle

    UK Royal Navy




    1982 to 2008    



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    Call Sign: GBRF
    Shipyard: Hall Russell


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    History of UK P265 HMS Dumbarton Castle

    1980-jun-25Laid downYard No. 986
    1981-jun-3Launched
    1982-mar-12Commissioned
    1982-may-11DeploymentSHGeorgetown Used initially as stores transport between Ascension Is and parts of the Task Force as it made its way to the South Atlantic.
    1982-jun-19DeploymentPort William entered Port William with stores, after ceasefire.
    1982-jun-23DeploymentGrytviken entered South Georgia with stores, after ceasefire
    2002-mayDeploymentFlagship for Mine Countermeasures Force (North) until May 2003.
    2003-junRefitHMD Rosyth Refit at Rosyth until Feb 2004, prior to South Atlantic deployment
    2006DeploymentMare Harbour FIPV Falkland Island Patrol Vessel during 2006
    2007-augDeploymentrelieved as Falkland Islands Guardship by HMS Clyde.
    2008DecommissionedPlanned sale to Pakistan failed.
    2010-mayRefitTowed from Portsmouth to A and P Tyneside, in preparation for sale to Bangladesh Navy as BNS Dhaleshwari (F36).

    Specifications

       

        from Castle class patrol vessel
    45crew
    25troops
    1427full load (tn)
    75length (m)
    11.50beam (m)
    3.60draught (m)
    10000range (nm)
    18max speed (knots)
    2Naval Engine diesel
    1Naval Radar navigation radar Type 1006

    Aircraft

       

        Typical Max
    Landing platform only. No hangar
    UK Royal Navy Westland Sea King 01

    The Max option implies only aircraft of this model onboard    

    Builder

       

    UK Hall Russell, Telford Dock



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