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: | Active in service as of 2006. |
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| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 4,900 tonnes |
| Length: | 133 m (463 ft) |
| Beam: | 16.1 m (52.9 ft) |
| Draught: | 7.3 m |
| Propulsion: | CODLAG (Combined Diesel-eLectric And Gas) 2 Rolls-Royce Spey boost gas-turbines 4 Paxman Valenta diesel engines 2 GEC electric motors |
| Speed: | 28 knots, 15 knots on diesel-electric |
| Range: | 7,800 miles at 15 knots |
| Complement: | 185 |
| Armament: | 2 ASuW Harpoon quad launchers Vertical launch system Sea Wolf missiles BAE 4.5 inch (110 mm) Mk 8 gun 2 Oerlikon 30 mm guns 4 Sting Ray torpedo tubes Seagnat and DFL3 decoy launchers |
| Aircraft:Merlin HM Mk1 | |
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HMS Monmouth (F235) is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy. She is the seventh ship to bear the name, and was launched by Lady Eaton in 1991 being commissioned two years later. Affectionately known as 'The Black Duke', HMS Monmouth is the only ship in service with the Royal Navy that has its name painted in black and flies a plain black flag in addition to the ensign. This is because of historical events involving the Duke of Monmouth who in 1685 made an attempt to overthrow the King of England, James I. After the attempt failed, the Duke's lands were dissolved and the coat of arms of the Duke of Monmouth was 'scrubbed out'. When a protestant monarch returned to the throne several years later, the lands were not re-instaed, but the Duke was pardoned. A black flag and \Black name paint is used on HMS Monmouth to honour the sacrifice the Duke made for his beliefs.
In early 2004 the ship was assigned to the Atlantic Patrol Task North. In 2006 HMS Monmouth underwent operational sea training, conducted by Flag Officer Sea Training, in which she spent six weeks fighting off staged attacks by ships and submarines.
[edit] Commanding Officers
- Commander T J Peacock (?-present)
[edit] See Also
See HMS Monmouth for other ships of the same name.
[edit] External Links
| Type 23 frigate |
| Norfolk | Argyll | Lancaster | Marlborough | Iron Duke | Monmouth | Montrose | Westminster | Northumberland | Richmond | Somerset | Grafton | Sutherland | Kent | Portland | St Albans |
List of frigates of the Royal Navy |
