HMS Richmond (F239)

HMS Richmond (F239)

Richmond in the North Atlantic, August 2013

Career (UK)
Name: Operator: Ordered: Builder: Laid down: Launched: Sponsored by: Commissioned: Motto: Status: Badge: HMS Richmond Royal Navy December 1989 Swan Hunter, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom 16 February 1992 6 April 1993 Lady Hill-Norton 22 June 1995 A Deo et Rege "From God and the King" in active service, as of 2013[1]

General characteristics
Class & type: Displacement: Length: Beam: Draught: Propulsion: Type 23 Frigate 4,900 tonnes, standard 133 m (436 ft 4 in) 16.1 m (52 ft 10 in) 7.3 m (23 ft 9 in) CODLAG with four 1510 kW (2,025 shp) Paxman Valenta 12CM diesel generators powering two GEC electric motors delivering 2980kW (4000 shp) and two Rolls-Royce Spey SM1A delivering 23,190kW (31,100 shp) to two shafts 28 knots (52km/h; 32mph) 14,485 kilometres (9,001mi) at 15 knots (28km/h; 17mph) 185
[2]

Speed: Range: Complement:

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2
4 x 6-barrel Seagnat decoy launchers DFL2/3 offboard decoys

Electronic warfare & decoys: Armament:

Anti-air missiles:

1 32-cell Sea Wolf GWS.26 VLS canisters for 32 Sea Wolf missiles (range 1-10km) 2 quad Harpoon launchers 2 Twin 12.75 in (324 mm) Sting Ray torpedo tubes 1 BAE 4.5 inch Mk8 gun 2 30mm DS30M automated guns, or, 2 30mm DS30B guns 2 Miniguns 4 General-purpose machine guns

Anti-ship missiles:

Anti-submarine torpedoes:

Guns:

Aircraft carried: 1Lynx HMA8, armed with;

4 Sea Skua anti ship missiles, or 2 anti submarine torpedoes

or 1Westland Merlin HM1, armed with;

4 anti submarine torpedoes Flight deck Enclosed hangar

Aviation facilities:

HMS Richmond is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy. She was launched on 6 April 1993 by Lady Hill-Norton, wife of the late Admiral of the Fleet the Lord Hill-Norton, and was the last warship to be built by Swan Hunter Shipbuilders. She sailed from the builders on the River Tyne in November 1994.

Deployments
Richmond was first deployed in 1997 to the Far East as part of the Richmond launching an AGM-84 Harpoon 'Ocean Wave 97' Task Group. One of the most interesting visits she missile made was to the Russian port of Vladivostok, an important Russian naval base, where she became the first Royal Navy vessel to visit in over 100 years. Also that year Richmond escorted the royal yacht HMY Britannia on the ship's final leg of her final tour of the United Kingdom prior to her decommissioning. In 1998 Richmond participated in two significant NATO naval exercises and arrived in New York where she was involved in the US Navy Fleet Week. In 1999 Richmond was dispatched to the South Atlantic as part of Atlantic Patrol Task (South) and underwent a major overhaul which concluded in 2000. In 2001 Richmond joined the NATO multi-national squadron Standing Naval Force Mediterranean. In 2002 she arrived in the Caribbean where she performed tasks including obligatory "fly-the-flag" duties to the Commonwealth countries in the region as well as undergoing trials.
HMS Richmond in Portsmouth Naval Base

HMS Richmond (F239) In 2003, under the command of Commander Wayne Keble, she deployed to the Persian Gulf on Armilla Patrol where she relieved HMS Cardiff.[3] She had arrived shortly before the 2003 Iraq War. When hostilities began, Richmond, HM ships Chatham, Marlborough and HMAS Anzac of the Royal Australian Navy provided Naval Gunfire Support (NGS) during the Royal Marines' amphibious assault of the Al Faw Peninsula, the first amphibious assault by the Marines since the Falklands War in 1982. Richmond remained in the region at the war's end and returned home in August. In July 2004, under the command of Commander Mike McCartain, Richmond deployed on Atlantic Patrol Task (North), which encompasses the Atlantic and Caribbean regions. Two of the ports she visited early in the deployment were Jamaica and Belize. In September Richmond came to the assistance of the Turks and Caicos Islands when they were struck by Hurricane Frances. Fortunately the Turks and Caicos Islands suffered only minimal damage to buildings. Richmond then sailed to Curaao, Netherlands Antilles where she resumed her maintenance period, which had been interrupted due to the hurricane, but remained on standby to provide assistance due to the imminent arrival of Hurricane Ivan. Hurricane Ivan eventually hit the region, causing significant damage and fatalities, particularly inflicting enormous damage and unfortunately a number of fatalities to Grenada, which included immense damage to the capital St. George's. Richmond and her accompanying Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel Wave Ruler came to the assistance of the island. The extent of the damage in Grenada reached such levels that Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada, was forced to relocate to Richmond after his residence was destroyed by the hurricane. The Prime Minister effectively ran his country from Richmond for several hours. Her crew having performed vital assistance on land at Grenada, Richmond steamed at her top speed for Jamaica to assist that country in recovering from the ravages of Hurricane Ivan. Richmond returned from her deployment in December 2004, and began a refit period at HM Naval Base Portsmouth in mid-2005. The refit, undertaken by Fleet Support Limited, was completed in late 2006 and Richmond was returned to the operational fleet in October 2006. With 44 major upgrades to her sensor and weapon systems, Richmond was at that time one of the most capable Type 23 frigates.[4] From 5 to 12 July 2010 she anchored beside HMS Belfast in London to foster the ship's relations with the Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames.[5]

Richmond patrolling near the Al Basra Oil Terminal, Iraq

In 2011, she deployed to the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region, the latter for upcoming Five Power Defence Arrangement exercisies, specifically Exercise Bersama Shiled 11.[6] She assisted with anti-piracy operations with the EU Naval Force and was also a participant in the IMEX Asia 2011[7][8][9] After Singapore, she rendered honours to the fallen of Force Z (see the Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse).[10] She took part in exercise FRUKUS 2011 with ships from the United States Navy and Russian Navy.[11] In early August 2013, she deployed to be the ship for the Royal Navy's Atlantic Patrol[12]

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Affiliations
His Grace, The Duke of Richmond and Gordon The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) Worshipful Company of Basketmakers Town of Richmond Richmond upon Thames London Nautical School

References
[1] http:/ / en. wikipedia. org/ w/ index. php?title=HMS_Richmond_(F239)& action=edit [2] http:/ / www. royalnavy. mod. uk/ The-Fleet/ Ships/ Frigates [6] http:/ / www. navynews. co. uk/ news/ 1215-richmond-enjoys-some-happy-torque-in-the-far-east. aspx [7] http:/ / www. mod. uk/ DefenceInternet/ DefenceNews/ MilitaryOperations/ HmsRichmondDeploysOnCounterpiracyMission. htm [8] http:/ / www. straitstimes. com/ BreakingNews/ Singapore/ Story/ STIStory_670257. html [9] http:/ / www. cornwallcommunitynews. co. uk/ 2011/ 05/ 10/ navy-take-on-pirates-real-ones/ [10] http:/ / www. navynews. co. uk/ news/ 1203-richmond-honours-the-dead-of-force-z. aspx [11] http:/ / english. ruvr. ru/ 2011/ 06/ 01/ 51118143. html [12] http:/ / www. royalnavy. mod. uk/ News-and-Events/ Latest-News/ 2013/ August/ 05/ 130805-HMS-Richmond-deploys

External links
http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/The-Fleet/Ships/Frigates/HMS-Richmond HMS Richmond

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