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HMS Yarmouth (F101)
| Career | 
|
|---|---|
| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 29 November 1957 |
| Launched: | 23 March 1959 |
| Commissioned: | 26 March 1960 |
| Decommissioned: | 30 April 1986 |
| Fate: | Used as target practice by HMS Manchester 16 June 1987. |
| Struck: | |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 2,380 tons |
| Length: | 370 ft |
| Beam: | 41 ft |
| Draught: | 17 ft |
| Propulsion: | Steam turbine |
| Speed: | 30 knots |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 235 |
| Armament: | Two 4.5 inch (110 mm) guns 40 mm Bofor anti-aircraft gun Anti-submarine mortars 21 inch torpedoes |
| Aircraft: | One Westland Wasp |
| Motto: | Rex et Dura Nostra (Latin: Our King and Laws) |
HMS Yarmouth (F101) was this first Modified Type 12 (Rothesay) class frigate to enter service with the Royal Navy. From her commissioning in 1960, she performed in numerous roles, including the Falklands War. She was finally decommissioned in 1986.
See HMS Yarmouth for other ships with this name.
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