HMS Arrow (F173)

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Arrow
BuilderYarrow Shipbuilders
Laid down28 September 1972
Launched5 February 1974
Commissioned28 July 1976
Decommissioned1 March 1994
IdentificationPennant number: F173
Motto
  • Celeriter certus
  • (Latin: "Swiftly sure")
FateSold to Pakistan on 1 March 1994
Pakistan
NamePNS Khaibar
Acquired1 March 1994
StatusShip in active service
General characteristics
Class and typeType 21 frigate
Displacement3,250 tons full load
Length384 ft (117 m)
Beam41 ft 9 in (12.73 m)
Draught19 ft 6 in (5.94 m)
Propulsion
Speed32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Range4,000 nmi (7,408 km; 4,603 mi) at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement177
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × Westland Wasp helicopter, later refitted for 1 × Lynx

HMS Arrow was a Type 21 frigate of the Royal Navy.

Arrow was active during the Falklands War of 1982, where she provided naval gunfire support (NGFS) and rescued most of the surviving crew from HMS Sheffield. She was sold to Pakistan on 1 March 1994 and renamed PNS Khaibar.