HMS Westminster (F237)

	HMS Westminster, 2011
History
United Kingdom
Name	Westminster
Ordered	December 1989
Builder	Swan Hunter, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Laid down	18 January 1991
Launched	4 February 1992
Commissioned	13 May 1994
Out of service	May 2024
Homeport	Portsmouth
Identification	IMO number: 8949654; MMSI number: 234641000; Callsign: GCOK;
Motto	For Nation and for Glory
Status	Awaiting scrapping
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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 1,510 kW (2,020 shp) Paxman Valenta 12CM diesel generators; Two GEC electric motors delivering 2,980 kW (4,000 shp); Two Rolls-Royce Spey SM1C delivering 23,190 kW (31,100 shp);
Speed	In excess of 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range	7,500 nautical miles (14,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	2 × PAC 24 RIBs
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:; Originally up to 2 × quad Harpoon launchers (8 × missiles); 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; 4 × General-purpose machine gun;
Aircraft carried	1 × Wildcat HMA2, armed with:; 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 Westminster is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy, and the second ship to bear the name. She was launched on 4 February 1992 and named after the Dukedom of Westminster.

^ Allison, George (14 May 2024). "Two Royal Navy frigates to be retired". UK Defence Journal. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
^ "Type 23 Frigate". Royal Navy. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
^ "Royal Navy unveiled Sea Ceptor and launched first user group at DSEI 2017".
^ "Contenders for the Royal Navy's interim anti-ship missile requirement | Navy Lookout". 26 August 2021.

[1] Allison, George (14 May 2024). "Two Royal Navy frigates to be retired". UK Defence Journal. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 14 May 2024.

[2] "Type 23 Frigate". Royal Navy. Retrieved 13 October 2014.

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

[4] "Contenders for the Royal Navy's interim anti-ship missile requirement | Navy Lookout". 26 August 2021.

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History
HMS Westminster, 2011
United Kingdom
Name	Westminster
Ordered	December 1989
Builder	Swan Hunter, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Laid down	18 January 1991
Launched	4 February 1992
Commissioned	13 May 1994
Out of service	May 2024
Homeport	Portsmouth
Identification	IMO number: 8949654 MMSI number: 234641000 Callsign: GCOK
Motto	For Nation and for Glory
Status	Awaiting scrapping^[1]
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	Type 23 frigate
Displacement	4,900 t (4,800 long tons; 5,400 short tons)^[2]
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 1,510 kW (2,020 shp) Paxman Valenta 12CM diesel generators Two GEC electric motors delivering 2,980 kW (4,000 shp) Two Rolls-Royce Spey SM1C delivering 23,190 kW (31,100 shp)
Speed	In excess of 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range	7,500 nautical miles (14,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 × PAC 24 RIBs
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: Originally up to 2 × quad Harpoon launchers (8 × missiles)^[4] 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 4 × General-purpose machine gun
Aircraft carried	1 × Wildcat HMA2, armed with: 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