HMS Portland (F79)

	HMS Portland, 2010
History
United Kingdom
Name	Portland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	February 1996
Builder	Marconi Marine, Clyde
Laid down	14 January 1998
Launched	15 May 1999
Sponsored by	Lady Brigstocke
Commissioned	3 May 2001
Refit	LIFEX 2018 - 2021
Homeport	HMNB Devonport, Plymouth
Identification	IMO number: 8949733; MMSI number: 239627000; Callsign: GDIS;
Motto	Craignez Honte; "Fear Dishonour";
Status	In active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	Type 23 Frigate
Displacement	4,900 t (4,800 long tons; 5,400 short tons)
Length	133 m (436 ft 4 in)
Beam	16.1 m (52 ft 10 in)
Draught	7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)
Propulsion	CODLAG:; Four 1510 kW (2,025 shp) Paxman Valenta 12CM diesel generators; Two GEC electric motors delivering 2980kW (4000 shp); Two Rolls-Royce Spey SM1C delivering 23,190 kW (31,100 shp);
Speed	In excess of 28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range	7,500 nautical miles (14,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Complement	185 (accommodation for up to 205)
Sensors and ; processing systems	Sonar 2087
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	UAF-1 ESM, or, UAT Mod 1; Seagnat; Type 182 towed torpedo decoy; Surface Ship Torpedo Defence;
Armament	Anti-air missiles:; 1 × 32-cell GWS 35 Vertical Launching System (VLS) for:; 32 × Sea Ceptor missiles (1–25+ km); Anti-ship missiles:; 2 × quad Harpoon Block 1C (originally fit, retired 2023); may be fit with Naval Strike Missile in due course; Anti-submarine torpedoes:; 2 × twin 12.75 in (324 mm) Sting Ray torpedo tubes; Guns:; 1 × BAE 4.5 inch Mk 8 naval gun; 2 × 30 mm DS30M Mk2 guns, or, 2 × 30 mm DS30B guns; 2 × Miniguns (retired 2023 and replaced by M2 Browning .50 calibre heavy machine guns); 4 × General-purpose machine gun;
Aircraft carried	1 × Wildcat HMA2, armed with:; 4 × Sea Venom anti-ship missiles (full operating capability projected from 2026), or, ; 2 × Sting Ray anti-submarine torpedoes, or; 20 × Martlet multirole air-surface missiles (from 2021); Mk 11 depth charges; or; 1 × Westland Merlin HM2, armed with;; 4 × anti submarine torpedoes;
Aviation facilities	Flight deck; Enclosed hangar;

HMS Portland is a Type 23 frigate of the British Royal Navy. She is the eighth ship to bear the name and is the fifteenth and penultimate ship of the 'Duke' class of frigates, and is named for the currently extinct title of the Dukedom of Portland, and more particularly for the third Duke, who was Prime Minister.

^ "Type 23 Frigates". Royal Navy. Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
^ "Royal Navy's Sea Venom light anti-ship missile full operating capability delayed until 2026". Navy Lookout. 21 June 2023.
^ "Royal Navy unveiled Sea Ceptor and launched first user group at DSEI 2017".
^ Scott, Richard (19 December 2023). "First NSM fit on RN Type 23 frigate". Janes. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ "Contenders for the Royal Navy's interim anti-ship missile requirement". navylookout.com. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
^ Navy Lookout [@NavyLookout] (18 December 2023). "@NavyLookout First view of Royal Navy warship equipped with the Naval Strike Missile" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Twitter.
^ "Royal Navy ships to be fitted with advanced new missile system". gov.uk. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
^ Scott, Richard (16 February 2022). "UK confirms cancellation of I-SSGW programme". Janes Information Services. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
^ "In focus: the Fleet Solid Support ship design". Navy Lookout. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

[1] "Type 23 Frigates". Royal Navy. Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2019.

[2] "Royal Navy's Sea Venom light anti-ship missile full operating capability delayed until 2026". Navy Lookout. 21 June 2023.

[3] "Royal Navy unveiled Sea Ceptor and launched first user group at DSEI 2017".

[4] Scott, Richard (19 December 2023). "First NSM fit on RN Type 23 frigate". Janes. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

[navylookoutAS-5] "Contenders for the Royal Navy's interim anti-ship missile requirement". navylookout.com. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.

[6] Navy Lookout [@NavyLookout] (18 December 2023). "@NavyLookout First view of Royal Navy warship equipped with the Naval Strike Missile" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Twitter.

[7] "Royal Navy ships to be fitted with advanced new missile system". gov.uk. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.

[8] Scott, Richard (16 February 2022). "UK confirms cancellation of I-SSGW programme". Janes Information Services. Retrieved 20 February 2022.

[9] "In focus: the Fleet Solid Support ship design". Navy Lookout. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

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History
HMS Portland, 2010
United Kingdom
Name	Portland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	February 1996
Builder	Marconi Marine, Clyde
Laid down	14 January 1998
Launched	15 May 1999
Sponsored by	Lady Brigstocke
Commissioned	3 May 2001
Refit	LIFEX 2018 - 2021
Homeport	HMNB Devonport, Plymouth
Identification	IMO number: 8949733 MMSI number: 239627000 Callsign: GDIS
Motto	Craignez Honte "Fear Dishonour"
Status	In active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	Type 23 Frigate
Displacement	4,900 t (4,800 long tons; 5,400 short tons)^[1]
Length	133 m (436 ft 4 in)
Beam	16.1 m (52 ft 10 in)
Draught	7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)
Propulsion	CODLAG: Four 1510 kW (2,025 shp) Paxman Valenta 12CM diesel generators Two GEC electric motors delivering 2980kW (4000 shp) Two Rolls-Royce Spey SM1C delivering 23,190 kW (31,100 shp)
Speed	In excess of 28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range	7,500 nautical miles (14,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Complement	185 (accommodation for up to 205)
Sensors and processing systems	Sonar 2087
Electronic warfare & decoys	UAF-1 ESM, or, UAT Mod 1 Seagnat Type 182 towed torpedo decoy Surface Ship Torpedo Defence
Armament	Anti-air missiles: 1 × 32-cell GWS 35 Vertical Launching System (VLS) for: 32 × Sea Ceptor missiles (1–25+ km)^[3] Anti-ship missiles: 2 × quad Harpoon Block 1C (originally fit, retired 2023);^[4]^[5] may be fit with Naval Strike Missile in due course^[6]^[7]^[8] Anti-submarine torpedoes: 2 × twin 12.75 in (324 mm) Sting Ray torpedo tubes Guns: 1 × BAE 4.5 inch Mk 8 naval gun 2 × 30 mm DS30M Mk2 guns, or, 2 × 30 mm DS30B guns 2 × Miniguns (retired 2023 and replaced by M2 Browning .50 calibre heavy machine guns)^[9] 4 × General-purpose machine gun
Aircraft carried	1 × Wildcat HMA2, armed with: 4 × Sea Venom anti-ship missiles (full operating capability projected from 2026),^[2] or, 2 × Sting Ray anti-submarine torpedoes, or 20 × Martlet multirole air-surface missiles (from 2021) Mk 11 depth charges or 1 × Westland Merlin HM2, armed with; 4 × anti submarine torpedoes
Aviation facilities	Flight deck Enclosed hangar