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	Naval Technology - Duke Class (Type 23) - Frigates
		The new batch comprises: HMS Kent which was launched in May 1998 and entered service in September 2000; HMS Portland launched in May 1999 and commissioned in May 2001; and HMS St Albans launched in May 2000 and commissioned in June 2002.
		Batch 1 vessels, HMS Norfolk, and Marlborough were decommissioned in 2005 and Grafton in March 2006.
		HMS Richmond was the first RN vessel to receive the HE ER round in April 2004.
	www.naval-technology.com /projects/t23/index.html (1348 words)

	HMS Iron Duke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The first Iron Duke was a battleship launched in 1870 and sold 1906
		The second Iron Duke was the name-ship of a class of battleships, launched in 1912, on harbour service from 1932 and sold 1946.
		The third Iron Duke (F234) is a frigate launched in 1991.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMS_Iron_Duke (144 words)

	HMS Iron Duke : Type 23 Frigates : Surface Fleet : Operations and Support : Royal Navy
		The current IRON DUKE is the third RN Ship to bear the name and 5th of the Duke Class Frigates.
		Launched on 2 March 1991 by the Ship's Sponsor, Lady Jane King, the wife of the then Secretary of State for Defence, she was commissioned on 30 May 1991.
		IRON DUKE enjoyes strong affiliations with her home town of Kingston Upon Hull, the Duke of Wellington's Regiment and the Worshipful Company of Founders.
	www.royal-navy.mod.uk /server/show/nav.00h00100100200c (132 words)

	Type 23 frigate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The frigate was initally designed as a light anti-submarine warfare platform, with a Lynx or EH-101 Merlin active dipping sonar helicopter, to replace the frigates of the Leander class.
		HMS Norfolk was the first of the class to enter service, commissioned on June 1, 1990 at a cost of £135.449 million.
		On July 21 2004, in a review of defence spending, Defence Secretaty Geoff Hoon announced HMS Norfolk, Marlborough and Grafton were to be paid off.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/type_23_frigate (392 words)

	Paxman History Pages - Paxman and the Royal Navy
		The twelfth, HMS Shoreham M112, was formally accepted into service in November 2001 and commissioned in summer 2002.
		The only one of her type built, HMS Bristol was commissioned in 1973 and withdrawn from service in 1991.
		HMS Invincible was 'mothballed' in 2005, pending the construction of two new carriers for the Navy.
	www.nelmes.fsnet.co.uk /paxman/paxmanRN.htm (1649 words)

	TYPE 23 FRIGATE FACTS AND INFORMATION
		The Type 23 frigate is a warship class of the Royal_Navy also known as the ''Duke'' class.
		HMS Westminster appeared in the James_Bond film Tomorrow_Never_Dies in three different roles as HMS ''Chester'', HMS ''Devonshire'' and HMS ''Bedford''.
		The ITV series Making_Waves was set aboard the Type 23 frigate HMS ''Suffolk'' (which was portrayed by the ''Grafton'').
	www.palfacts.com /Type_23_frigate (392 words)

	Shipping Intelligence - This Is The West Country archive
		HMS Shoreham sailed from the bay and the RMAS Tormentor A142 (698/80) sailed from the docks.
		Later in the afternoon the RFA Fort George, HMS Shoreham and HMS Sandown all anchored in the bay.
		HMS Sandown M101 and HMS Shoreham M112 anchored in the bay.
	archive.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk /2004/01/29/21123.html (577 words)

	UK Forces Deployed to Sierra Leone
		Duke Class (Type 23) Frigate, arrived on station off Freetown 14th May 2000 and was relieved by HMS Iron Duke on 30th September 2000.
		HMS Iron Duke returned in March 2003 as part of Operation Keeling.
		Duke Class (Type 23) Frigate, Norfolk was the ship that landed the rescue squad for president Kabbah, who was evacuated out to the ship for his own safety.
	www.britains-smallwars.com /Sierraleone/forces.html (865 words)

	Shipping Intelligence - This Is The West Country archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		HMS Tyne arrived in the bay and anchored.
		HMS Shoreham sailed from the Carrick Roads and patrolled outside port limits.
		British warships HMS Exeter D89 (4,100/80), HMS Cornwall F99 (4,900/89), HMS Iron Duke F234 (4,200/93) and HMS Marlborough F233 (4,200/91), the French warships Commandant Blauison F793 (1,250/82) and Primauguet D644 (4,300/86) together with the Spanish frigate Baleares F71 (3,350/73), and Royal Fleet Auxiliary replenishment vessel RFA Fort George A388 (28,821/93) anchored in the bay.
	archive.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk /2004/01/22/21503.html (554 words)

	HMS Iron Duke (F234) - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		HMS Iron Duke (F234) - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		HMS Iron Duke (F234) is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy.
		See HMS Iron Duke for other ships of the same name.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/HMS_Iron_Duke_%28F234%29 (95 words)

	Current Royal Navy ships - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		HMS Invincible (R05) (Retired on 3 August 2005, now mothballed with 18 month notice for re-activation)
		HMS Example (P165) on the River Tyne at HMS Calliope, Gateshead
		HMS Archer (P264) and HMS Example (P165) on the River Tyne at HMS Calliope, Gateshead
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Current_Royal_Navy_ships (118 words)

	Type 23 Duke Class Frigates
		As a result of these changes the Duke Class frigates were completed with a maximum displacement of around 4,200 tonnes and measure 133m in length 16.1 metres in beam and 7.3 metres in draught.
		Iron duke, Marlborough, Richmond, Lancaster, Westminster and Grafton form the 4th Frigate Squadron (F4) at Portsmouth, while Argyll, Monmouth, Norfolk, Somerset, Northumberland, Sutherland and Grafton form the 6th Frigate Squadron (F6) at Devonport.
		H.M.S Kent was launched by the Duchess of Kent and is expected to be based at Portsmouth.
	www.btinternet.com /~warship/Today/type23.htm (2013 words)

	HMS Iron Duke - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		HMS Iron Duke - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
		This page was last modified 19:25, 3 May 2005.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/HMS_Iron_Duke (160 words)

	14th September (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		HMS Victory from Harbour HMS Iron Duke (F234) being moved
		Not sure why frigate (HMS Iron Duke) was moved on Saturday - bet there were some very unhappy sailors on-board her.
		The old ironclad still had some surprises left on board - including a funnel web spider as a member of the crew:) It was interesting to look round the first British ironclad warship - and compare her to Victory (which is around a 100 years older than Warrior).
	www.wyattmillington.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /hhuk2002/14_09.htm (911 words)

	Duke Class Frigates Type 23
		Sutherland, Somerset, St Albans, Lancaster, Norfolk, Argyll, Marlborough, Iron Duke, Monmouth, Westminster, Northumberland, and HMS Richmond.
		The submarine (ex HMS Upholder) was handed over to the Canadian Navy at the same base on Saturday 2nd October, before losing power in the Irish Sea only days afterwards.
		One crew member was killed in the incident, and HMS Montrose was sent to escort the submarine back to Faslane under tow.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /duke_class.htm (1800 words)

	Flight Simulator Land & Water vehicles Downloads page 1 :: SurClaro.com
		FS2004 Royal Navy Type 23 Duke Class Frigate.
		A mainstay of the UK Royal Navy, the Type 23 Class consists of 13 Frigates.
		This package contains HMS Iron Duke F234, HMS Monmouth F235, and HMS Montrose F236.
	www.surclaro.com /fs2004_c35.html (1064 words)

	Ships of the Royal Navy - Type 23 Frigate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Another feature of the Type 23 designed as a result of the Falkland's war is a reduced radar signature profile.
		HMS NORFOLK was the first Type 23 to enter service in the Royal Navy, she was commissioned on 1st June 1990.
		The Type 23s are general purpose frigates and so although capable of ASW and air-defence, they are similarly capable of independent action when required.
	www.gillespie.ndo.co.uk /Navy/Type23.htm (518 words)

	Pakistan offered three ex
		According to a written answer by Armed Forces Minister Adam Ingram on March 21, Norfolk is to be followed into retirement later this year by HMS Marlborough (F233), and by HMS Grafton (F80) in 2006.
		The next two Type 23 retirements, of HMS Argyll (F231) and HMS Lancaster (F229), are not planned until 2019.
		HMS Iron Duke (F234) is scheduled to be decomissioned in 2020, followed in 2021 by HMS Monmouth (F235), HMS Montrose (F236) and HMS Westminster (F237).
	www.dapss.com /MPI/samples/Vol.15/issue1105/1105L-pakistan.htm (394 words)

	HMS Intrepid - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation HMS Intrepid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		HMS Intrepid - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation HMS Intrepid.
		Here you will find more informations about HMS Intrepid.
		The orginal HMS Intrepid article can be editet
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/HMS-Intrepid.html (128 words)

	Type 23 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		On 27 January 2005, HMS Westminster re-joined the Royal Navy's fleet after a 12-month refit which provided sonar 2087, SSTD advanced anti-torpedo defense, new infrastructure to operate EH101 Merlin helicopter and a new computerized navigation system.
		On 7 September 2005, the government of the United Kingdom and Chile signed an agreement valued at £135 million for the purchase of three ex-Royal Navy Type 23 frigates for the Chilean Navy.
		The three ships involved in this deal were: HMS Norfolk, Marlborough and Grafton.
	www.deagel.com /pandora?p=pm00178001 (260 words)

	Downside Legacy Research Project: TWA 800 Hypothesis [Free Republic]
		The Royal Navy was embarrassed with the loss of the HMS Sheffield to an Exocet during the Falkland Island conflict.
		HMS Sheffield, the lead and name ship of the class was the first to succumb to the daring attacks by the Argentinian Air Force, on the Fourth of May 1982.
		) HMS Arrow moved alongside and directed all her fire hoses onto the Sheffield, even sending her little ship's boat to try and douse the flames through the gaping hole in the side, the poor damage control facilities on board meant that it was too late, and she was abandoned.
	www.freerepublic.com /forum/a396c84a31dde.htm (13972 words)

	Trafalgar 200 Fleet Review
		Royal Navy Icebreaker A171 HMS Endurance, with its distinctive red hull and with the Queen on board for the review, passes HMS Illustrious.
		Charles de Gaulle, HMS Iron Duke and USS Saipan, with a Tall ship in the foreground.
		HMS Bulwark with RFA Fort George on the right and RFA Fort Victoria on the left at the Trafalgar 200 Fleet Review, June 2005.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /trafalgar_200.htm (1537 words)

	Type 23 Frigate Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		HMS Westminster was used for the Type 23 interior shots in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies in three different roles as HMS Chester, HMS Devonshire and HMS Bedford.
		For the exterior shots a Type 23 model was constructed.
		The ITV series Making Waves was set aboard the Type 23 frigate HMS Suffolk (which was portrayed by HMS Grafton).
	www.karr.net /encyclopedia/Type_23_frigate (638 words)

	Armed Forces - Royal Navy - n3a7 - Royal Naval Vessels - Duke Class Frigates (Type 23)
		The first of class was ordered from Yarrows on 29 October 1984 at the height of the Cold War.
		CODLAG Type system with 2 x Rolls Royce Spey SM1A gas turbines delivering 18,770shp each.
		For vessels after HMS Westminster (1994) 2 x Rolls Royce Spey SM1C delivering 26,150shp each
	www.armedforces.co.uk /navy/listings/l0016.html (223 words)

	Key Publishing Ltd Aviation Forums - View Single Post - Concerns about the RN's new Assault Ships
		I recall the mess that was found when HMS Ocean went into operational service.
		They found that the osmosis plant couldn't provide enough potable water for the ships needs and had to add another unit - now that is a serious design screwup.
		So apart from the period starting from the mid-90's the UK shipbuilding industry did quite well out of the MoD.
	forum.keypublishing.co.uk /showpost.php?p=467194&postcount=6 (703 words)

	ROYAL NAVY DUKE CLASS TYPE 23 FRIGATE STATS
		These include embargo operations using boarding teams inserted from the ship's boats or helicopter, disaster relief work and surveillance operations.
		HMS Norfolk was the first Type-23 Frigate to enter service in the Royal Navy's Surface Fleet on the 1st June 1990, and since then 15 others have also joined the Surface Fleet, with 4 more planned.
		To better assist the Type-23 in its missions it carries a single Merlin Helicopter.
	unsd.macrossroleplay.org /rntype23frigate.html (1476 words)

	Fleet Air Arm OrBat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		RNAS Yeovilton is the main airbase of the Royal Navy which is also known as HMS Heron.
		The base has a small base flight which operates with three Jetstream T3 aircraft for liaisons and transport duties.
		HMS Endurance might also have Landing Platform Code ED assigned.
	www.scramble.nl /mil/1/raf/orbat-faa.htm (834 words)

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		In addition to the museum, there is a very nice daily show of falconry, \par jousting, a restoration shop with glass walls to allow viewing, and a shop of \par the most authetic period shoes that you could want.
		The HMS Victory(Nelson's ship) is also on display within 100 feet \par of the Mary Rose.
		I was not prepared for \par the "reality" of those Iron Age reconstructed houses.
	www.florilegium.org /files/CULTURES/England-msg.rtf (8149 words)

	1999 Press Releases
		HMS Artherstone (M38) (UK) FGS Fulda (M1058) (Germany)
		STANAVFORMED currently is comprised of: FGS RHEINLAND PFALZ (F209) German frigate; HS KIMON (D218) Greek destroyer; ITS ZEFFIRO (F577) Italian frigate; HNLMS BLOYS VAN TRESLONG (F824) The Netherlands frigate; SPS NUMANCIA (F83) Spanish frigate; TCG MUAVENET (F250) Turkish frigate; HMS IRON DUKE (F234) British frigate; USS THORN (DD988) American destroyer and flagship.
		NOTE TO EDITOR: A press conference will be held on board of USS THORN, media opportunity includes an operational briefing; film/photo opportunities; and visit to ships.
	www.afsouth.nato.int /releases/1999releases.htm (5423 words)

	Royal Navy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		HMS: Queen Elizabeth II (R10), Duke of Edinburgh (R11), Prince of Wales (R12)
		HMS: Norfolk (F230), Argyll (F231), Lancaster (F229), Marlborough (F233), Iron Duke (F234), Monmouth (F235), Montrose (F236), Westminster (F237), Northumberland (F238), Richmond (F239), Somerset (F240), Grafton (F241), Sutherland (F242), Kent (F243), Portland (F244), St. Albans (F245)
		HMS: Sheffield (F96), Cornwall (F99), Campbeltown (F86), Cumberland (F85), Chatham (F87)
	www.twilightarmouries.ca /Organizations/Countries/UK/RoyalNavy.htm (123 words)

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