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HMS Mohawk (F125)

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rated at 7,500 shp (5,600 kW) to reach top speed, with the gas turbine also allowing the ship to get underway quickly in an emergency, without having to wait to raise steam. Speed was about 27–28 kn (31–32 mph; 50–52 km/h) using both steam and gas turbine power, and
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The Tribal-, or Type 81-class, frigates were developed in the mid-1950s as a General Purpose frigate, capable of use in both anti-submarine and anti-aircraft duties in a full-scale war, while serving for Cold War policing duties in peace-time, in particular to replace the old
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on a lattice foremast, with a Type 993 short range air/surface target indicating radar and Type 978 navigation radar also fitted. An MRS3 fire control system was carried to direct the 4.5-inch guns. The ship had a
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suite of Type 177 medium range search sonar, Type 162 bottom search and Type 170 attack sonar. The ship had a crew of 253 officers and other ranks.
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destroyers. A single Babcock & Wilcox boiler fed steam at 550 psi (3,800 kPa) and 850 °F (454 °C; 728 K) to a geared
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guns instead, with Seacat replacing the Bofors guns on refit. For anti-submarine and anti-ship duties, a hangar and flight deck for a single
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was 2,300 long tons (2,300 t) standard and 2,500 long tons (2,500 t) full load. Propulsion was by a single-shaft
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underwent a conversion to accommodate her planned utilisation as a training ship. The refit entailed the removal of
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contributed to the Beira Patrol before returning to Britain in 1973. Later that year she embarked on a tour of the
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on 5 April 1962 and commissioned on 29 November 1963. Her construction had been disrupted by a labour dispute.
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s aft 4.5-inch gun and the conversion of her hangar to a classroom, but the process was abandoned. In 1973,
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4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
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Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy
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rated at 12,500 shp (9,300 kW), which could be supplemented by a
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anti-aircraft missile launchers, but these were not ready in time, and
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Commissioning Book, HMS Mohawk 1964-1965, Gale and Polden, Portsmouth
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anti-submarine mortar provided close-in anti-submarine armament.
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of 42 ft 3 in (12.88 m). The ship's hull had a
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formed part of a task force designated "Group 6", led by the
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destroyers, mounted fore and aft. It was intended to fit two
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21 kn (24 mph; 39 km/h) on steam power alone.
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served in the West Indies and the Mediterranean. In 1977,
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was fitted with a large Type 965 long range air search
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The Tribals were 360 ft 0 in (109.73 m)
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1963 Type 81 or Tribal-class frigate of the Royal Navy
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in service from 1963. She was named after a tribe of
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coast. She was called onto assist in the search for
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Later that year, 467:and 350 ft 0 in (106.68 m) 446: 1150: 1044: 935: 758: 608:, intended to enforce an oil blockade of 1101: 1063: 1001: 929: 885: 873: 861: 855: 849: 845: 843: 805: 801: 799: 790: 781: 775: 698:Naval On-call Force of the Mediterranean 391:Naval On-call Force of the Mediterranean 161:2,700 long tons (2,700 t) full load 19:For other ships with the same name, see 970:. Commons. 26 April 1982. col. 222 1326: 908:"Vickers Armstrongs (Labour Disputes)" 879: 867: 591: 179:350 ft 0 in (106.68 m) 173:360 ft 0 in (109.73 m) 1124: 1106:. Shepperton, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan. 1068:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. 1002:Blackman, Raymond V. B., ed. (1971). 840: 796: 44: 988:Colledge & Warlow (2010), p. 265 744:was sold for scrap and broken up at 721:suffered hull damage in the port of 729:after slipping her moorings early. 288:Radar type 903 gunnery fire-control 192:42 ft 3 in (12.88 m) 13: 1313:List of frigates of the Royal Navy 291:Radar type 262 GWS-21 fire-control 202:13 ft 3 in (4.04 m) 14: 1355: 632:had returned to the West Indies. 1334:Ships built in Barrow-in-Furness 1230: 1160: 1049:. Liskeard, UK: Maritime Press. 46: 31: 995: 982: 967:Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) 954: 941: 920: 913:Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) 900: 612:, in 1966. The following year, 545:helicopter was fitted, while a 521:The ships were fitted with two 330:4.5 inch (114 mm) Mark 5* Mod 1 303:Sonar type 162 bottom profiling 282:Radar type 993 low-angle search 227:12,500 shp (9,300 kW) 891: 523:QF 4.5-in (113 mm) Mark 5 guns 238:7,500 shp (5,600 kW) 1: 1104:Royal Navy Frigates 1945-1983 1004:Jane's Fighting Ships 1971–72 316:Sonar type 199 variable-depth 835:Gardiner & Chumbley 1995 628:guardship in 1968. By 1969, 7: 1259:Wilhelmus Zakarias Yohannes 10: 1360: 667:in the Far East Squadron. 18: 1308: 1285: 1247:Martha Khristina Tiyahahu 1228: 1158: 1064:Friedman, Norman (2008). 584:on 23 December 1960, was 525:, salvaged from scrapped 381: 285:Radar type 978 navigation 130: 39: 30: 1045:Critchley, Mike (1992). 751: 456:frigates serving in the 335:2 × single 40 mm Mark 7 1024:; Warlow, Ben (2006) . 947:Gough, Richard (2003), 655:relieved the destroyer 447:Design and construction 158:(2,300 t) standard 131:General characteristics 1102:Marriott, Leo (1983). 499:Combined steam and gas 469:between perpendiculars 443:was scrapped in 1983. 1339:Tribal-class frigates 1152:Tribal-class frigates 431:located in southeast 342:2 × four-rail GWS-20 300:Sonar type 170 attack 949:The Weapon Director 592:Operational Service 580:4,705,000. She was 537:completed with two 279:type 965 air-search 962:"Standby Squadron" 649:and the destroyer 271:processing systems 1321: 1320: 1075:978-1-84832-015-4 1037:978-1-86176-281-8 876:, pp. 70, 72 700:(NAVOCFORMED), a 604:. She joined the 574:Barrow-in-Furness 408: 407: 1351: 1300:Type 21 frigates 1236: 1234: 1233: 1166: 1164: 1163: 1145: 1138: 1131: 1122: 1121: 1117: 1098: 1079: 1060: 1041: 1017: 989: 986: 980: 979: 977: 975: 958: 952: 945: 939: 933: 927: 924: 918: 917: 904: 898: 895: 889: 888:, pp. 72–73 883: 877: 871: 865: 859: 853: 847: 838: 832: 809: 803: 794: 788: 779: 773: 738:Standby Squadron 644: 616:deployed to the 600:deployed to the 527:Second World War 492: 491: 487: 484: 429:Native Americans 370:Aircraft carried 99:29 November 1963 83:23 December 1960 54: 51: 50: 49: 35: 28: 27: 1359: 1358: 1354: 1353: 1352: 1350: 1349: 1348: 1324: 1323: 1322: 1317: 1304: 1281: 1238:Indonesian Navy 1231: 1229: 1224: 1161: 1159: 1154: 1149: 1114: 1095: 1076: 1057: 1038: 1022:Colledge, J. 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Index

HMS Mohawk
HMS Mohawk
Vickers
Pennant number
Tribal-class
frigate
long tons
oa
pp
COSAG
Steam turbine
Metrovick
gas turbine
Radar
Sonar
4.5 inch (114 mm) Mark 5* Mod 1
Bofors
Sea Cat missile
20 mm Oerlikon
Mark 10 Limbo
ASW
Westland Wasp
Naval On-call Force of the Mediterranean
Beira Patrol
Tribal-class
frigate
Royal Navy
Native Americans
Canada
New York State

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