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Type 21 frigate
Class of general purpose frigates built for Royal Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Type 21 frigate, or Amazon-class frigate, was a British Royal Navy general-purpose escort that was designed in the late 1960s, built in the 1970s and served throughout the 1980s into the 1990s.[1]
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Name | Type 21 Amazon |
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Preceded by | Type 12I Leander |
Succeeded by | Type 22 Broadsword |
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Built | 6 November 1969-20 November 1975 |
In commission | 11 May 1974 |
Completed | 8 |
Active | 0 |
Lost | 2 |
Retired | 6 |
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Type | Frigate |
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Length | |
Beam | 41.8 ft (12.7 m) |
Draught | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
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Complement | 13 officers, 164 ratings |
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Aircraft carried | 1 × Wasp or Lynx |
Aviation facilities | Flight deck and hangar |
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