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HMS Portland (F79)
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| Career | 
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| Ordered: | February 1996 |
| Laid down: | 14 January 1998 |
| Launched: | 15 May 1999 |
| Commissioned: | 3 May 2001 |
| 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: | 2 quad Harpoon launchers Vertical launch system Sea Wolf missiles 4.5 inch (110 mm) Mk 8 gun 2 30 mm guns 2 magazine launched anti-submarine torpedo tubes NATO Seagnat and DFL3 decoy launchers |
| Aircraft: | Lynx HMA8 |
| Motto: | |
HMS Portland (F79) is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy.
See HMS Portland for other ships of the same name.
Last updated: 05-25-2005 03:55:43
10-26-2009 08:16:03
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