HMS Charybdis (F75)

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History
United Kingdom
Name	Charybdis
Builder	Harland and Wolff
Laid down	27 January 1967
Launched	28 February 1968
Commissioned	2 June 1969
Decommissioned	30 September 1991
Identification	Pennant number: F75
Fate	Sunk as target 11 June 1993
General characteristics
Class and type	Leander-class frigate

HMS Charybdis (F75) was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy (RN). She was built by the Harland & Wolff company of Belfast, and was the last ship to be built there for British naval forces until RFA Fort Victoria of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, was launched in 1990. Charybdis was launched on 28 February 1968 and commissioned on 2 June 1969. Her nickname was "Cherry B".