HMS Plymouth (F126)

The HMS Plymouth shortly before the Falklands War
Overview
Type	frigate
Shipyard	John Brown & Company
Keel laying	July 1, 1958
Launch	July 20, 1959
1. Period of service
Commissioning	May 11, 1961
Decommissioning	April 28, 1988
Whereabouts	is scrapped in Aliaga (Turkey)
Technical specifications
displacement	2150  ts
length	113 m
width	12 m
Draft	5.3 m
speed	30 knots (56 km / h)
Range	9600 km
Bunker quantity	400 t
Armament	1 × 4.5-in twin gun 1 × 40mm Bofors gun 2 × limbo mortars

The HMS Plymouth is a Rothesay-class frigate of the British Navy . It is named after the English city of Plymouth and was in service from 1959 to 1988. After it was decommissioned, it was open to the public for inspection until 2006.

history

During her active service, she was used in the Far East and offshore Australia. She took part in the Cod Wars between Great Britain and Iceland. During the Falklands War of 1982, she was badly damaged by bombs and cannons. An air attack by Dagger fighters of the Argentine Air Force was repulsed; however, the shooting down of two machines has not been confirmed. After the war she returned to Rosyth Dockyard. It was repaired there.

In 1988 the Plymouth was decommissioned. Until February 6, 2006 she could be seen in Birkenhead alongside other ships and submarines. Until 2014 she was moored in the Vittoria Dock. In August the Polish tug Amber 11 began to tow the ship to Aliaga, Turkey, where it is to be scrapped.

On September 1, 2014, the Turkish authorities were requested not to allow the HMS Plymouth to enter Turkish territorial waters. It is about preserving the ship. In addition, radioactive waste is contained on board the ship. In September, various political rivals in the city of Plymouth collect signatures for a new Type 26 frigate to be named HMS Plymouth .

The ship has now arrived in Aliaga and is being scrapped there. Since 2009 the frigate has given its name to Plymouth Island , an island in the archipelago of South Georgia in the South Atlantic .

Armament

• 2 QF 4.5 inch ship guns (1 * 2)
• 1 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun
• 2 limbo underground defense mortars
• 12 21-inch- ASW - torpedo tubes

after reconstruction:

• 2 QF 4.5-inch marine guns
• 1 Sea-Cat anti-aircraft missile launcher
• 2 20 mm Oerlikon flak (2 × 1)
• 1 limbo underground defense mortar
• 2 8-barrel-3-in-starters (Knebworth / Corvus countermeasures launchers)
• 1 Westland Wasp helicopter

Web links

Commons : HMS Plymouth (F126)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• HMS Plymouth Association with film and photo collection for HMS Plymouth

Individual evidence

1. ^ Former HMS Plymouth leaves for the Turkish shipbreakers. (No longer available online.) August 20, 2014, archived from the original on August 27, 2014 ; accessed on August 23, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ HMS PLYMOUTH SÖKÜLMEK İÇİN YOLA ÇIKTI. Retrieved August 23, 2014 . 
3. ^ Former HMS Plymouth leaves for the Turkish shipbreakers. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on August 27, 2014 ; accessed on August 23, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ Kahraman İngiliz gemisi Aliağa'da 'jilet' olacak. August 22, 2014, accessed August 23, 2014 . 
5. ^ Former HMS Plymouth leaves for the Turkish shipbreakers. (No longer available online.) August 20, 2014, archived from the original on August 27, 2014 ; accessed on August 23, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
6. ^ Political rivals unite for HMS Plymouth petition push in the city center. (No longer available online.) September 7, 2014, archived from the original on September 7, 2014 ; Retrieved September 7, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
7. ^ Turkish Government will be asked to refuse entry of 'radioactive' HMS Plymouth. (No longer available online.) September 6, 2014, archived from the original on September 7, 2014 ; Retrieved September 7, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
8. ↑ 'Radioactive' HMS Plymouth must be stopped, warns Euro MP. (No longer available online.) September 2, 2014, archived from the original on September 7, 2014 ; Retrieved September 7, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.