HMS Eskimo (F119)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Eskimo
Operator	Royal Navy
Builder	J. Samuel White
Laid down	22 October 1958
Launched	20 March 1961
Commissioned	21 February 1963
Decommissioned	August 1980
Identification	F119
Motto	Sikumi Ungaskitumi; ("Fire and Ice");
Fate	Scrapped in 1992
General characteristics
Class and type	Tribal-class frigate
Displacement	2,300 long tons (2,300 t) standard; 2,700 long tons (2,700 t) full load;
Length	360 ft 0 in (109.73 m) oa; 350 ft 0 in (106.68 m) pp;
Beam	42 ft 3 in (12.88 m)
Draught	13 ft 3 in (4.04 m); 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m) (propellers);
Propulsion	Single-shaft COSAG; 1 Steam turbine 12,500 shp (9,300 kW); 1 Metrovick G-6 gas turbine 7,500 shp (5,600 kW);
Speed	27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) (COSAG)
Range	4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	253
Sensors and ; processing systems	Radar type 965 air-search; Radar type 993 low-angle search; Radar type 978 navigation; Radar type 903 gunnery fire-control; Radar type 262 GWS-21 fire-control; Sonar type 177 search; Sonar type 170 attack; Sonar type 162 bottom profiling; Ashanti and Gurkha;; Sonar type 199 variable-depth;
Armament	2 × single 4.5 inch (114 mm) Mark 5* Mod 1 guns; 2 × single 40 mm Mark 7 Bofors guns, later;; 2 × four-rail GWS-20 Sea Cat missile systems; 2 × single 20 mm Oerlikon guns; 1 × Mark 10 Limbo ASW mortar;
Aircraft carried	1 × Westland Wasp helicopter

HMS Eskimo was a Tribal-class frigate of the Royal Navy in service from 1963 to 1980. She was scrapped in 1992.

Eskimo was built by J. Samuel White, of Cowes,^[2] at a cost of £4,670,000.^[3] The frigate was launched on 20 March 1961 and commissioned on 21 February 1963 with the pennant number F119.^[2]

^ Blackman 1971, p. 356.
^ ^a ^b Gardiner, Robert & Chesneau, Roger (1995). p. 518
^ "News in Brief". The Times (55970): Col B, p. 6. 26 March 1964

[jfs71_p356-1] Blackman 1971, p. 356.

[Janes-2] Gardiner, Robert & Chesneau, Roger (1995). p. 518

[3] "News in Brief". The Times (55970): Col B, p. 6. 26 March 1964

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History

United Kingdom
Name	HMS Eskimo
Operator	Royal Navy
Builder	J. Samuel White
Laid down	22 October 1958
Launched	20 March 1961
Commissioned	21 February 1963
Decommissioned	August 1980
Identification	F119
Motto	Sikumi Ungaskitumi ("Fire and Ice")
Fate	Scrapped in 1992
General characteristics
Class and type	Tribal-class frigate
Displacement	2,300 long tons (2,300 t) standard 2,700 long tons (2,700 t) full load
Length	360 ft 0 in (109.73 m) oa 350 ft 0 in (106.68 m) pp
Beam	42 ft 3 in (12.88 m)
Draught	13 ft 3 in (4.04 m) 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m) (propellers)^[1]
Propulsion	Single-shaft COSAG 1 Steam turbine 12,500 shp (9,300 kW) 1 Metrovick G-6 gas turbine 7,500 shp (5,600 kW)
Speed	27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) (COSAG)
Range	4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	253
Sensors and processing systems	Radar type 965 air-search Radar type 993 low-angle search Radar type 978 navigation Radar type 903 gunnery fire-control Radar type 262 GWS-21 fire-control Sonar type 177 search Sonar type 170 attack Sonar type 162 bottom profiling Ashanti and Gurkha; Sonar type 199 variable-depth
Armament	2 × single 4.5 inch (114 mm) Mark 5* Mod 1 guns 2 × single 40 mm Mark 7 Bofors guns, later; 2 × four-rail GWS-20 Sea Cat missile systems 2 × single 20 mm Oerlikon guns 1 × Mark 10 Limbo ASW mortar
Aircraft carried	1 × Westland Wasp helicopter