HMS Avenger (F185)

PNS Tippu Sultan, former HMS Avenger
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Avenger
BuilderYarrow Shipbuilders
Laid down30 October 1974
Launched20 November 1975
Commissioned15 April 1978
Decommissioned23 September 1994
HomeportHMNB Devonport
IdentificationPennant number: F185
Honours and
awards
Falkland Islands 1982
FateSold to Pakistan on 23 September 1994
Pakistan
NamePNS Tippu Sultan
Acquired23 September 1994
IdentificationPennant number: D185
FateExpended as a target 27 April 2020
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) official, 37 knots achievable on bursts
Range4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement177
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × Westland Wasp helicopter, later refitted for 1 × Alouette III and 1 × Westland Lynx

HMS Avenger was a Type 21 frigate of the Royal Navy. Built by Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland, she was completed with Exocet launchers in 'B' position.