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HMS Antelope - F170

HMS Antelope - F170 -

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Description

An Amazon Class [Type 21] Frigate sunk in the Falklands Campaign. Built. 1975 by Vosper Thornycroft to a commercial design and subsequently bought by the Royal Navy. Displacement. 3250 tons Dimensions. 117m x 13m x 6m. Speed. 34 knots Complement. 170. Armament. 1 x 4.5inch gun, 2 x 20mm guns, 4 Exocet missiles, 1 x Sea Cat missile system, 1 Wasp/Lynx helicopter.

Location

Photographed Plymouth 1980.

For more information, see :

  1. Database entry for Falklands War

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