Events |
History of HMS Amazon F169 | |||||||||
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1969-nov-06 | Laid down | Laid down | |||||||
1971-apr-26 | Launched | Launched | |||||||
1974-may-11 | Commissioned | Commissioned | |||||||
1977-jun-25 | Deployment | Deployment Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review (4th Frigate Squadron), off Gosport | |||||||
1977-aug-27 | Deployment | Deployment HMD Devonport Navy Days 1977 present at Plymouth Navy Days 1977 | |||||||
1977-sep-05 | Deployment | 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 Cleopatra, HMS Mohawk and HMS Zulu. Returned to Devonport on 20 Apr 1978. | |||||||
1982-feb-22 | Deployment | Deployment departed HMNB Devonport for 4 month Persian Gulf deployment; 815Sq Amazon Flt Lynx HAS.2 XZ735/320-AZ embarked. | |||||||
1982-mar | Deployment | Deployment Persian Gulf Persian Gulf Patrol in company with RFA Olna and HMS Cardiff | |||||||
1982-aug-02 | Deployment | Deployment South Atlantic Departed HMNB Devonport for South Atlantic, escorting HMS Illustrious. Returned 19 Nov. Transit at least part way in company with HMS Battleaxe. | |||||||
1986-apr | Deployed on Global 86 | ||||||||
1992-oct | Deployment | Deployment Falklands Guardship relieved HMS Ambuscade on station in South Atlantic, as Falklands Guardship. | |||||||
1993-jun-23 | Aircraft | Aircraft with Lynx ZF562 on the way to Denmark | |||||||
1993-sep-30 | Fate: transfered | Fate: transfered to Pakistan as PNS Babur (182) | |||||||
History of PNS Babur D-182 | |||||||||
1993-sep-30 | Commissioned | Commissioned Arrived in Pakistan 8 Jan 1994 | |||||||
1998 | Refit | Refit Karachi Naval Base air search radar DA08 modernisation refit by KESW until 2002, replaced air search radar and chaff countermeasures and augmented armament with 30mm guns. | |||||||
2011-jun-26 | Port Visit | Port Visit Jeddah Islamic Port 2 day visit to Islamic Port of Jeddah, until 27 Jun. | |||||||
2015 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned Decommissioned |
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Specifications |
Type 21 Amazon class | |||||||
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170 | crew | ||||||
2750 | light (tn) | ||||||
3600 | full load (tn) | ||||||
117 | length (m) | ||||||
12.70 | beam (m) | ||||||
5.90 | draught (m) | ||||||
4000 | range (nm) | ||||||
34 | max speed (knots) | ||||||
50000 | power (shp) | ||||||
2 | Naval Engine gas turbine - Rolls Royce Olympus | ||||||
2 | Naval Engine gas turbine - Rolls Royce Tyne | ||||||
1 | Naval Engine propulsion system: COGOG | ||||||
4 | Missile Launcher MM38 Exocet single launcher | ||||||
1 | Missile Launcher Sea Cat | ||||||
1 | Naval Gun Mark 8 4.5 inch (114mm) | ||||||
2 | Naval Gun single 20 mm | ||||||
2 | Chaff and decoys Corvus chaff launcher | ||||||
1 | Naval Radar navigation radar Type 978 | ||||||
2 | Naval Radar fire direction radar Type 912 | ||||||
1 | Naval Radar surface and low level air search radar Type 992 | ||||||
1 | Sonar hull mounted sonar Type 162 | ||||||
1 | Sonar hull mounted sonar Type 184 |