HMS Beaver (F93)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Beaver.

HMS Beaver
History
RN EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Beaver
Operator Royal Navy
BuilderYarrow Shipbuilders
Laid down20 June 1980
Launched8 May 1982
Commissioned13 December 1984
Decommissioned1 May 1999
IdentificationPennant number: F93
FateSold for scrap 21 February 2001
General characteristics
Displacement4,800 tons
Length146.5 m (481 ft)
Beam14.8 m (49 ft)
Draught6.4 m (21 ft)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) cruise
  • 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) (56 km/h) full
Range8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi)
Complement273
Armament
  • 2 × 6 GWS25 Sea Wolf SAM launchers
  • 4 × 1 Exocet SSM launchers
  • 2 × triple Ship-launched Torpedo Weapons System (STWS) – Stingray Torpedo Launch Tubes
  • 2 × Twin 30 mm AA guns
  • 2 × 20 mm AA guns
  • 4 × 7.62 mm GPMGs
Aircraft carried2 × Lynx MK 8 helicopters

HMS Beaver was one of 10 Type 22 missile frigates of the Broadsword class ordered by the Royal Navy.[1]

The ship was laid down at the Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd., Scotstoun, on 20 June 1980 and finally commissioned on 13 December 1984. Originally 22 ships of the class were planned to be built, but after the Falklands War, it was decided 10 was enough.[2]

  1. ^ "TYPE 22 BROADSWORD (BOXER ) CLASS FRIGATES". worldnavalships.com. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  2. ^ "FFG – HMS Beaver (F93) :: Frigates :: United Kingdom (GBR)". en.valka.cz. Retrieved 26 October 2012.