HMS Portland (F79)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Portland.
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.
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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 |
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Status | In active service |
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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) |
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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 |
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