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|Image=[[Image:HMS Chatham (F87).jpg|300px|HMS ''Chatham'' F87]]
|Image caption=[[HMS Chatham (F87)|HMS ''Chatham'']]
|Country=United Kingdom
|Country flag=Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg
|Builders=[[Yarrow Shipbuilders|Yarrow (Shipbuilders) Ltd]],<br> [[Cammell Laird]],<br> [[Swan Hunter]]
|Operators= [[Royal Navy]],[[Brazilian Navy]],[[Romanian Naval Forces]],[[Chilean Navy]]
|Preceding class= [[Type 21 frigate|Type 21]]
|Following class= [[Type 23 frigate|Type 23]]
|Subclasses=Batch 1 ''Broadsword''<br> Batch 2 ''Boxer'' <br>Batch 3 ''Cornwall''
|First commissioned date=[[1979-05-03]]
|Final decommission date=
|First in service date=
|Final out of service date=
|Total ships in class=14
|Total ships active=11
|Total ships building=
|Total ships fitting out=
|Total ships converted=
|Total ships stored=
|Total ships out of service=
|Total ships sunk=2
|Total ships scrapped=1
|Total ships preserved=
|Total ships unbuilt=
|Total ships planned=
|Ship type=Anti-submarine frigate
|Ship displacement= Batch 1: 4,400 tons<br/>Batch 2: 4,800 tons<br/>Batch 3: 4,900 tons
|Ship length= Batch 1: 131.2 m (430 feet)<br/>Batch 2: 146.5 m (480 feet)<br/>Batch 3: 148.1 m (486 feet)
|Ship beam= 14.8 m (48 feet)
|Ship draft= Batch 1: 6.1 m (20 feet)<br/>Batch 2 & 3: 6.4 m (21 feet)
|Ship propulsion=
<table>
Batch 1 & 2: 2-shaft [[Combined gas or gas|COGOG]]
* 2 [[Rolls-Royce Olympus]] TM3B high-speed gas turbines (54,000 shp / 40 MW)
* 2 [[Rolls-Royce Tyne]] RM1C cruise gas turbines (9,700 shp / 7.2 MW)
Batch 3 & ''Brave'': 2-shaft [[Combined gas and gas|COGAG]]
* 2 [[Rolls-Royce Spey]] SM1A boost gas turbines (37,540 shp / 28 MW)
* 2 Rolls-Royce Tyne RM3C cruise gas turbines (9,700 shp/ 7.2&nbsp;MW)
</table>
|-
|-
|Ship speed= 30 knots (56 km/h (full)) <br/> 18 knots (33.3 km/h (cruise))
!colspan="2" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy no-repeat scroll top left;"|Type 22 ''Broadsword''
|Ship range=
|-
|Ship endurance=
|colspan="2"|[[Image:HMS Chatham (F87).jpg|300px|HMS ''Chatham'' F87]]
|Ship test depth=
|-
|Ship boats=
!align="center" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy no-repeat scroll top left;"|General Characteristics
|Ship capacity=
!style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy no-repeat scroll top left;"|[[Image:Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg|60px|RN Ensign]]
|Ship complement=Batch 1: 222 <br/>Batch 2: 273<br/>Batch 3: 250
|-
|Ship armament=
!colspan=2 style="color:white; vertical-align:middle; background:navy no-repeat scroll top left;"| Type 22 ''Broadsword''
|Ship sensors=
|-
|Ship armor=
|Type:||Anti-Submarine Frigate
|Ship aircraft= 2 x [[Westland Lynx|Lynx]]<br/>1 x [[Westland Sea King|Sea King]] or [[AgustaWestland EH101|Merlin]] (''Brave'' onwards)
|-
|Ship aircraft facilities=
|In Service:||1979
}}
|-
|Complement:||Batch 1: 222 <br/>Batch 2: 273<br/>Batch 3: 250
|-
|Displacement:||Batch 1: 4,400 tons<br/>Batch 2: 4,800 tons<br/>Batch 3: 4,900 tons
|-
|Length:||Batch 1: 131.2 m (430 feet)<br/>Batch 2: 146.5 m (480 feet)<br/>Batch 3: 148.1 m (486 feet)
|-
|Beam:||14.8 m (48 feet)
|-
|Draught:||Batch 1: 6.1 m (20 feet)<br/>Batch 2 & 3: 6.4 m (21 feet)
|-
|Machinery:||'''Batch 1 & 2''': 2-shaft [[Combined gas or gas]] (COGOG) <br/> 2 [[Rolls-Royce Olympus]] TM3B high-speed gas turbines (54,000 shp / 40 MW) <br/> 2 [[Rolls-Royce Tyne]] RM1C cruise gas turbines (9,700 shp / 7.2 MW)
'''Batch 3 & ''Brave''''': 2-shaft [[Combined gas and gas]] (COGAG) <br/> 2 [[Rolls-Royce Spey]] SM1A boost gas turbines (37,540 shp / 28 MW) <br/> 2 Rolls-Royce Tyne RM3C cruise gas turbines (9,700 shp/ 7.2&nbsp;MW)
|-
|Speed:||Full: 30 knots (56 km/h) <br/> Cruise:18 knots (33.3 km/h)
|-
|Aircraft:||2 x [[Westland Lynx]] HAS / HMA<br/>1 x [[Westland Sea King]] HAS / [[AgustaWestland EH101|EH-101 Merlin]] HM (''Brave'' onwards)
|-
|}


The '''Type 22 ''Broadsword'' class frigates''' are a class of warships built for the [[Royal Navy]]. Fourteen of the class have been built, however only four, all Batch 3 ships, remain in service with the Royal Navy.
The '''Type 22 ''Broadsword''''' class is a [[ship class|class]] of [[frigate]] built for the [[Royal Navy]]. Fourteen of the class have been built. Four, all Batch 3 ships, remain in service with the Royal Navy with seven sold on for further service with [[Brazil]], [[Romania]] and [[Chile]]. Of the remaining three, two have been sunk as targets and the other sold for scrapping.


==Design==
The Type 22 was designed to be a specialist [[anti-submarine warfare]] vessel as part of the Royal Navy's contribution to [[NATO]]. Since then they have evolved into a general purpose frigate with weapons for use against other surface ships, aircraft and submarines. They were built in three batches giving rise to three sub-classes, the first ''Broadsword'' of four ships, the second ''Boxer'' of six ships and the third and final, ''Cornwall'' of four ships.
The Type 22 was designed to be a specialist [[anti-submarine warfare]] vessel as part of the Royal Navy's contribution to [[NATO]]. Since then they have evolved into a general purpose frigate with weapons for use against other surface ships, aircraft and submarines. They were built in three batches giving rise to three sub-classes, the first ''Broadsword'' of four ships, the second ''Boxer'' of six ships and the third and final, ''Cornwall'' of four ships.


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==Ships==
==Ships==
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|'''<span style="color:#FFFFFF">&nbsp;Name&nbsp;'''</span>
!<span style="color:#FFFFFF">Name
|'''<span style="color:#FFFFFF">&nbsp;Pennant&nbsp;'''</span>
!<span style="color:#FFFFFF">Pennant
|'''<span style="color:#FFFFFF">&nbsp;Builder&nbsp;'''</span>
!<span style="color:#FFFFFF">Builder
|'''<span style="color:#FFFFFF">&nbsp;Launched&nbsp;'''</span>
!<span style="color:#FFFFFF">Launched
|'''<span style="color:#FFFFFF">&nbsp;Commissioned&nbsp;'''</span>
!<span style="color:#FFFFFF">Commissioned
|'''<span style="color:#FFFFFF">&nbsp;Home port&nbsp;'''</span>
!<span style="color:#FFFFFF">Home port
|'''<span style="color:#FFFFFF">&nbsp;Status&nbsp;'''</span>
!<span style="color:#FFFFFF">Status
|-
|-
|----- style="background-color:#006699"
|----- style="background-color:#006699"
! colspan=7| <span style="color:#FFFFFF"> Royal Navy</span>
! colspan=7| <span style="color:#FFFFFF"> Royal Navy</span>
|-
|-
! colspan=7 | Batch 1 - Broadsword Class
! colspan=7 | Batch 1 - ''Broadsword''
|-
|-
|[[HMS Broadsword (F88)|''Broadsword'']]
|[[HMS Broadsword (F88)|''Broadsword'']]
|F88
|F88
|[[Yarrow Shipbuilders]]
|[[Yarrow Shipbuilders|Yarrow (Shipbuilders) Limited]], [[Scotstoun]]
|May 12th [[1976]]
|[[May 12]] [[1976]]
|May 3rd [[1979]]
|[[May 3]] [[1979]]
|
|
|Sold to Brazil
|Sold to Brazil
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|[[HMS Battleaxe (F89)|''Battleaxe'']]
|[[HMS Battleaxe (F89)|''Battleaxe'']]
|F89
|F89
|YSL
|[[Yarrow Shipbuilders]]
|May 18th [[1977]]
|[[May 18]] [[1977]]
|March 28th [[1980]]
|[[March 28]] [[1980]]
|
|
|Sold to Brazil
|Sold to Brazil
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|[[HMS Brilliant (F90)|''Brilliant'']]
|[[HMS Brilliant (F90)|''Brilliant'']]
|F90
|F90
|YSL
|[[Yarrow Shipbuilders]]
|December 15th [[1978]]
|[[December 15]] [[1978]]
|May 15th [[1981]]
|[[May 15]] [[1981]]
|
|
|Sold to Brazil
|Sold to Brazil
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|[[HMS Brazen (F91)|''Brazen'']]
|[[HMS Brazen (F91)|''Brazen'']]
|F91
|F91
|YSL
|[[Yarrow Shipbuilders]]
|March 4th [[1980]]
|[[March 4]] [[1980]]
|July 2nd [[1982]]
|[[July 2]] [[1982]]
|
|
|Sold to Brazil
|Sold to Brazil
|-
|-
! colspan=7 | Batch 2 - Boxer Class
! colspan=7 | Batch 2 - ''Boxer''
|-
|-
|[[HMS Boxer (F92)|''Boxer'']]
|[[HMS Boxer (F92)|''Boxer'']]
|F92
|F92
|YSL
|[[Yarrow Shipbuilders]]
|17th June [[1981]]
|[17 June]] [[1981]]
|January 14th [[1984]]
|[[January 14]] [[1984]]
|
|
|Sunk as Target
|Sunk as Target
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|[[HMS Beaver (F93)|''Beaver'']]
|[[HMS Beaver (F93)|''Beaver'']]
|F93
|F93
|YSL
|[[Yarrow Shipbuilders]]
|May 8th [[1982]]
|[[May 8]] [[1982]]
|December 18th [[1984]]
|[[December 18]] [[1984]]
|
|
|Sold for Scrap
|Sold for Scrap
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|[[HMS Brave (F94)|''Brave'']]
|[[HMS Brave (F94)|''Brave'']]
|F94
|F94
|YSL
|[[Yarrow Shipbuilders]]
|November 19th [[1983]]
|[[November 19]] [[1983]]
|July 4th [[1986]]
|[[July 4]] [[1986]]
|
|
|Sunk as Target
|Sunk as Target
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|[[HMS London (F95)|''London'']]
|[[HMS London (F95)|''London'']]
|F95
|F95
|YSL
|[[Yarrow Shipbuilders]]
|October 27th [[1984]]
|[[October 27]] [[1984]]
|June 5th [[1987]]
|[[June 5]] [[1987]]
|
|
|Sold to Romania
|Sold to Romania
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|[[HMS Sheffield (F96)|''Sheffield'']]
|[[HMS Sheffield (F96)|''Sheffield'']]
|F96
|F96
|[[Swan Hunter]]
|[[Swan Hunter]], [[Wallsend-on-Tyne]]
|March 26th [[1986]]
|[[March 26]] [[1986]]
|July 26th [[1988]]
|[[July 26]] [[1988]]
|
|
|Sold to Chile
|Sold to Chile
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|[[HMS Coventry (F98)|''Coventry'']]
|[[HMS Coventry (F98)|''Coventry'']]
|F98
|F98
|[[Swan Hunter]]
|Swan Hunter
|April 8th [[1986]]
|[[April 8]] [[1986]]
|October 14th [[1988]]
|[[October 14]] [[1988]]
|
|
|Sold to Romania
|Sold to Romania
|-
|-
! colspan=7 | Batch 3 - Cornwall Class
! colspan=7 | Batch 3 - ''Cornwall''
|-
|-
|[[HMS Cornwall (F99)|''Cornwall'']]
|[[HMS Cornwall (F99)|''Cornwall'']]
|F99
|F99
|YSL
|[[Yarrow Shipbuilders]]
|October 14th [[1985]]
|[[October 14]] [[1985]]
|April 23rd [[1988]]
|[[April 23]] [[1988]]
|[[HMNB Devonport|Devonport]]
|[[HMNB Devonport|Devonport]]
|Active
|Active
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|[[HMS Cumberland (F85)|''Cumberland'']]
|[[HMS Cumberland (F85)|''Cumberland'']]
|F85
|F85
|YSL
|[[Yarrow Shipbuilders]]
|June 21st [[1986]]
|[[June 21]] [[1986]]
|June 10th [[1989]]
|[[June 10]] [[1989]]
|[[HMNB Devonport|Devonport]]
|[[HMNB Devonport|Devonport]]
|Active
|Active
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|[[HMS Campbeltown (F86)|''Campbeltown'']]
|[[HMS Campbeltown (F86)|''Campbeltown'']]
|F86
|F86
|[[Cammel Laird]]
|[[Cammel Laird]], [[Birkenhead]]
|October 7th [[1987]]
|[[October 7]] [[1987]]
|May 27th [[1989]]
|[[May 27]] [[1989]]
|[[HMNB Devonport|Devonport]]
|[[HMNB Devonport|Devonport]]
|Active
|Active
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|[[HMS Chatham (F87)|''Chatham'']]
|[[HMS Chatham (F87)|''Chatham'']]
|F87
|F87
|[[Swan Hunter]]
|Swan Hunter
|January 20th [[1988]]
|[[January 20]] [[1988]]
|May 4th [[1990]]
|[[May 4]] [[1990]]
|[[HMNB Devonport|Devonport]]
|[[HMNB Devonport|Devonport]]
|Active
|Active

Revision as of 12:00, 25 August 2007

Template:Infobox Class

The Type 22 Broadsword class is a class of frigate built for the Royal Navy. Fourteen of the class have been built. Four, all Batch 3 ships, remain in service with the Royal Navy with seven sold on for further service with Brazil, Romania and Chile. Of the remaining three, two have been sunk as targets and the other sold for scrapping.

Design

The Type 22 was designed to be a specialist anti-submarine warfare vessel as part of the Royal Navy's contribution to NATO. Since then they have evolved into a general purpose frigate with weapons for use against other surface ships, aircraft and submarines. They were built in three batches giving rise to three sub-classes, the first Broadsword of four ships, the second Boxer of six ships and the third and final, Cornwall of four ships.

The four Broadswords (which included two Falklands War veterans) were sold to Brazil in the mid 1990s. Romania has acquired and modernized two of the Batch 2 ships, while a third was purchased by Chile.

The ships have enhanced command, control and co-ordination facilities that results in their often being used as deployment flagships.[1]

Ships

Name Pennant Builder Launched Commissioned Home port Status
Royal Navy
Batch 1 - Broadsword
Broadsword F88 Yarrow (Shipbuilders) Limited, Scotstoun May 12 1976 May 3 1979 Sold to Brazil
Battleaxe F89 YSL May 18 1977 March 28 1980 Sold to Brazil
Brilliant F90 YSL December 15 1978 May 15 1981 Sold to Brazil
Brazen F91 YSL March 4 1980 July 2 1982 Sold to Brazil
Batch 2 - Boxer
Boxer F92 YSL [17 June]] 1981 January 14 1984 Sunk as Target
Beaver F93 YSL May 8 1982 December 18 1984 Sold for Scrap
Brave F94 YSL November 19 1983 July 4 1986 Sunk as Target
London F95 YSL October 27 1984 June 5 1987 Sold to Romania
Sheffield F96 Swan Hunter, Wallsend-on-Tyne March 26 1986 July 26 1988 Sold to Chile
Coventry F98 Swan Hunter April 8 1986 October 14 1988 Sold to Romania
Batch 3 - Cornwall
Cornwall F99 YSL October 14 1985 April 23 1988 Devonport Active
Cumberland F85 YSL June 21 1986 June 10 1989 Devonport Active
Campbeltown F86 Cammel Laird, Birkenhead October 7 1987 May 27 1989 Devonport Active
Chatham F87 Swan Hunter January 20 1988 May 4 1990 Devonport Active

References

  1. ^ Frigate with formidable firepower, BBC News
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