F125 HMS Mohawk

Royal Navy

1963 to 1979

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Type 81 Tribal class
FF - Frigate

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Flight Deck:	MO
Call Sign:	GHQX
Shipyard:	BAE Systems (Vickers)

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History of F125 HMS Mohawk
1960-dec-23	Laid down	The final Type 81 Tribal class ship to be laid down.
1962-apr-5	Launched	BAE Systems (Vickers) Barrow-in-Furness Yard No. 1063
1963-nov-29	Commissioned	aka The Mighty Mo
1963-dec-6	Homeport	HMNB Portsmouth
1963-dec-17	Trials	first trials with Wasp HAS.1, off Portland
1964-jan-14	Aircraft	Mohawk Flight formed at RNAS Culdrose; this would be the 3rd Wasp Flight to deploy afloat and the 1st Tribal class warship to get a Ships Flight.
1964-feb	Aircraft	Wasp XS532 assigned as /474-MO, until Mar 1964
1964-mar	Aircraft	First Tribal class warship to embark a Wasp, off Portland.
1964-mar	Aircraft	Wasp XS538 assigned as /474-MO
1964-jun-1	Deployment	departed HMNB Portsmouth for an Arabian Gulf and Indian Ocean deployment, returning on 1 May 1965.
1964-aug-17	Port Visit	Port Mombasa Kilandine Harbour visited Mombasa, departed 3 Sep
1964-sep	Aircraft	Aden Harbour Wasp trials temporarily exchanged Wasp XS538 for an unidentified Wasp, equipped for tropical trials for a few days in early Sep, while at Aden. XS538 returned prior to departure.
1964-oct-6	Deployment	working in company with HMS Gurkha off Bahrain
1965-may-14	Refit	arrived HMD Rosyth for a refit
1966	Deployment	relieved HMS Carysfort, off Seychelles.
1967	Deployment	near miss with frigate FNS Henri off Anguilla in the Caribbean, while operating with HMS Lynx.
1967-jul	Deployment	relieved in Bahamas by HMS Leander, as West Indies Guardship
1967-oct-6	Port Visit	George Town HSB Visited Grand Cayman for 4 days during Hurricane support support mission
1967-oct-10	Deployment	Stood off Little Cayman while a landing party conducted a Customs and Fisheries Protection assessment mission.
1967-oct-10	Deployment	Sailed alongside the north shore of Cayman Brac during late afternoon, as part of her farewell for this visit.
1970	Refit	in HMD Portsmouth, until 1972.
1972-feb	Aircraft	assigned 829Sq Wasp HAS.1 XT443 as Mohawk Flt/474-MO until damaged during forced landing 20 Mar 1972.
1972-mar	Aircraft	829 NAS Wasp HAS.1 XS568 assigned as /474-MO
1973-jun-5	Aircraft	Gan Anchorage Ships Flt Wasp HAS.1 XS568/474-MO ditched in Indian Ocean, airframe recovered and shipped to Gan, when wreckage was flown back to UK.
1973-jul	Aircraft	Durban Harbour 829 Sq Mohawk Flt Wasp HAS.1 XV638/474-MO joined ship in South Africa.
1977-aug-27	Deployment	HMD Devonport Navy Days 1977 present at Plymouth Navy Days 1977
1977-sep-5	Deployment	Departed HMNB Devonport as part of Task Group 317.6 for 7.5 month Australia and Far East group deployment, led by HMS Tiger. Left in company with HMS Amazon, HMS Cleopatra and HMS Zulu. Returned to Devonport on 20 Apr 1978.
1980	Decommissioned
1982-nov	Fate: scrapped	Cairnryan Breakers Yard sold for scrap to Queenborough, left HMD Chatham Nov 1982 and broken up at Cairnryan from 3 Dec.

Specifications

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



1	Naval Engine propulsion system: COSAG



2	Missile Launcher Sea Cat



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



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

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BAE Systems (Vickers),

F125 HMS Mohawk

Royal Navy

1963 to 1979

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