F90 HMS Brilliant

F90 HMS Brilliant

1981 to 1996

1981 to 1996

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History of F90 HMS Brilliant

History of Greenhalgh class F47 Dodsworth

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Royal Navy

Royal Navy

1996 to 2004 -

Brazilian Navy - Greenhalgh class F47 Dodsworth

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Type 22 (Batch 1) Broadsword class
FF - Frigate

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Flight Deck:	BT
Call Sign:	GWOJ
Shipyard:	Yarrow

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History of F90 HMS Brilliant
1976-sep	Ordered
1977-mar-25	Laid down	Yard No 1018
1978-dec-16	Launched
1981-may-15	Commissioned
1981-jul	Aircraft	assigned Lynx HAS.2 815 NAS Brilliant Flt XZ736 / 342-BT from Jul 1981 until c Dec 1981
1981-aug-29	Port Visit	HMD Devonport Navy Days 1981 Ship open to visitors at Plymouth Navy Days 1981
1982-apr-2	Deployment	Operation Corporate Ordered to South Atlantic from exercise, leaving theatre on 23 Jun 1982, after being relieved by HMS Broadsword.
1982-apr-14	Aircraft	assigned 815 NAS Lynx HAS.2 XZ721 as Brilliant Flt / 341 from 14 Apr to 22 Apr 1982
1982-apr-22	Deployment	Grytviken Operation Paraquat detached from main group to join Operation Paraquat to retake South Georgia
1982-apr-22	Aircraft	released Lynx XZ721 to HMS Sheffield, in exchange for XZ725 as 815 NAS Brilliant Flt / 341
1986-apr	Aircraft	assigned Lynx HAS.3 829 NAS Brilliant Flt ZD268/ 342-BT from c Apr 1986 to c Jun 1987
1988-dec	Aircraft	Vipingo assigned 829 Sq Lynx HAS.3 XZ244/343 until side door broke loose in flight and damaged tail rotor, causing crash near Vipingo, Kenya on 14 May 1989
1989-jul-28	Deployment	HMD Devonport Navy Days 1989 present at Plymouth Navy Days 1989
1990-may	Port Visit	visit to Faroes Islands
1991-jan-15	Deployment	Persian Gulf Armilla Patrol Departed Portland for Armilla Patrol duties, in company with HMS Exeter, HMS Brave and RFA Bayleaf (and joined later by HMS Manchester), to relieve HMS Gloucester, HMS Cardiff and HMS Brazen on station.
1993-mar	Deployment	Dalmatian coast UNPROFOR escort for HMS Ark Royal in the Adriatic. Relieved HMS Broadsword and relieved by Hr.Ms. Abraham Crijnssen c May 1993.
1993-may	Aircraft	assigned Lynx HAS.3 815 NAS Brilliant Flt XZ231 / 342-BT from May 1993 until c Feb 1994
1996	Decommissioned
1996-aug-30	Fate: transfered	to Marinha do Brasil as BNS Dodsworth
History of Greenhalgh class F47 Dodsworth
1996-aug-31	Commissioned	ex UK RN HMS Brilliant
2004-mar-11	Decommissioned
2012-jul	Fate: scrapped	Aliaga Shipbreakers scrapped in Turkey

Specifications

from Type 22 (Batch 1) Broadsword class
222	crew
3500	light (tn)
4400	full load (tn)
131.10	length (m)
14.80	beam (m)
6.10	draught (m)
4500	range (nm)
30	max speed (knots)



2	Naval Engine gas turbine - Rolls Royce Olympus
2	Naval Engine gas turbine - Rolls Royce Tyne
2	Naval Engine propulsion system: COGOG



4	Missile Launcher MM38 Exocet single launcher
2	Missile Launcher Sea Wolf



4	Chaff and decoys Seagnat
1	Chaff and decoys towed decoy Type 182



1	Naval Radar air search radar Type 967
1	Naval Radar surface search radar Type 968
2	Naval Radar fire direction radar Type 910
1	Naval Radar navigation radar Type 1006
1	Sonar hull mounted sonar Type 2016

Aircraft

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Builder

Yarrow, Scotstoun

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