HMS Grafton (F80)
HMS Grafton (F80)
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 United Kingdom
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| Name: | HMS Grafton |
| Namesake: | Duke of Grafton |
| Operator: | Royal Navy |
| Ordered: | January 1992 |
| Builder: | Yarrow Shipbuilders |
| Laid down: | 13 May 1993 |
| Launched: | 5 November 1994 |
| Commissioned: | 29 May 1997 |
| Decommissioned: | 31 March 2006 |
| Identification: | F80 |
| Fate: | Sold to Chile |
 Chile
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| Name: | Almirante Lynch |
| Namesake: | Patricio Lynch |
| Operator: | Chilean Navy |
| Commissioned: | 28 March 2007 |
| Identification: | FF-07 |
| Badge: |  |
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| Class and type: | 'Duke'-class Type 23 frigate |
| Displacement: | 4,900 tonnes |
| Length: | 133 m (436 ft) |
| Beam: | 16.1 m (53 ft) |
| Draught: | 7.3 m (24 ft) |
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| Range: | 7,800 nmi (14,400 km; 9,000 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement: | 185 |
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| Aircraft carried: | 1 × Lynx HMA8 helicopter |
HMS Grafton was a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy. She was the ninth vessel to bear the name, and is named after the Duke of Grafton.
Ordered in January 1992, Grafton was laid down on 13 May 1993 by Yarrow Shipbuilders. The frigate was launched 5 November 1994 and commissioned into the Royal Navy on 29 May 1997 with the pennant number F80.
Designed to replace the Leander class, the Type 23 frigate's operational role as an anti-submarine warfare platform. They are 133 metres (436 ft) long with a beam of 16.1 m (53 ft), a draught of 7.3 m (24 ft) and displace 4,900 tonnes.
They are propelled by a CODLAG (Combined Diesel-eLectric And Gas) with two Rolls-Royce Spey boost gas-turbines and four Paxman Valenta diesel engines. They are also equipped with two GEC electric motors. This gives the ships a maximum speed of 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) and 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) on diesel-electric. The vessels have an effective range of 7,800 nautical miles (14,400 km; 9,000 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph).
Designed to replace the Leander class, the Type 23 frigate's operational role as an anti-submarine warfare platform. The design grew to encompass the Sea Wolf and Harpoon missile systems for air defence and anti-ship purposes respectively. They were also equipped with one BAE 4.5 inch (113 mm) Mk 8 gun.
For anti-submarine purposes they have four Sting Ray torpedo tubes. For anti-missile defence they have Seagnat and DFL3 decoy launchers.
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