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HMS Monmouth (F235)
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| Career | 
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| Ordered: | July 1988 |
| Laid down: | 1 June 1989 |
| Launched: | 23 November 1991 |
| Commissioned: | 24 September 1993 |
| Decommissioned: | |
| Fate: | |
| Struck: | |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 4,900 tonnes |
| Length: | 133 m (463 ft) |
| Beam: | 16.1 m (52.9 ft) |
| Draught: | |
| Propulsion: | CODLAG (Combined Diesel and Gas): 2 Rolls Royce spey boost turbines 4 GEC Paxman-Valenta diesel engines 2 GEC electric motors |
| Speed: | |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 185 |
| Armament: | Two quad Harpoon launchers Vertical launch system Sea Wolf missiles 4.5 inch (110 mm) Mk 8 gun Two 30 mm guns Two magazine launched anti-submarine torpedo tubes NATO Seagnat and DFL3 decoy launchers |
| Aircraft: | Lynx HMA8 |
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HMS Monmouth (F235) is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy.
In early 2004 the ship was assigned to the Atlantic Patrol Task North .
See HMS Monmouth for other ships of the same name.
Last updated: 05-25-2005 10:46:22
10-26-2009 08:16:03
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