HMS Nubian (F131)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Nubian
Builder	Portsmouth Dockyard
Laid down	7 September 1959
Launched	6 September 1960
Commissioned	9 October 1962
Identification	Pennant number F131
Fate	Sunk as target 1987
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
Service record
Operations:	Beira Patrol

HMS Nubian was a Tribal-class frigate of the Royal Navy in service from 1962 and 1979. She was named after the Nubian ethnic group, located in Egypt and Sudan. She was sunk as a target in 1987.

Nubian was built by Portsmouth Dockyard,^[2] at a cost of £4,360,000.^[3] She was launched on 6 September 1960 by Lady Holland-Martin, wife of Vice-Admiral Sir Deric Holland-Martin,^[4] and commissioned on 9 October 1962.^[2]

^ Blackman 1971, p. 356.
^ ^a ^b Gardiner, Robert & Chesneau, Roger (1995), p. 518.
^ "Nuclear Submarine Costs £18M". The Times (55633): Col A, p. 6. 23 February 1963.
^ "Frigate in a Hurry". The Times (54870): Col B, p. 14. 7 September 1960.

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

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

[3] "Nuclear Submarine Costs £18M". The Times (55633): Col A, p. 6. 23 February 1963.

[4] "Frigate in a Hurry". The Times (54870): Col B, p. 14. 7 September 1960.

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History

United Kingdom
Name	HMS Nubian
Builder	Portsmouth Dockyard
Laid down	7 September 1959
Launched	6 September 1960
Commissioned	9 October 1962
Identification	Pennant number F131
Fate	Sunk as target 1987
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
Service record
Operations:	Beira Patrol