HMS Jupiter (F60)
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| Name: | HMS Jupiter |
| Namesake: | Jupiter (mythology) |
| Builder: | Yarrow Shipbuilders |
| Laid down: | 3 October 1966 |
| Launched: | 4 September 1967 |
| Commissioned: | 9 August 1969 |
| Decommissioned: | 22 April 1992 |
| Identification: | F60 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap, 1997 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Leander-class frigate |
HMS Jupiter (F60) was a Batch 3 Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy (RN). She was, like the rest of the class, named after a figure of mythology. Built by Yarrow Shipbuilders of Scotstoun, she was launched on 4 September 1967 and commissioned on 9 August 1969.
In 1970, HMS Jupiter (Commander Ken Maun) deployed to the West Indies, a common duty for the RN, and which continues to the present day. In 1971, she joined Standing Naval Force Atlantic (STANAVFORLANT), a multi-national squadron of NATO. In 1972, Jupiter was again present in the West Indies again as part of STANAVFORLANT taking over the duty of HMS Naiad which had suffered a disabling breakdown. The following year, Jupiter took part in the Second Cod War. Jupiter then visited Africa on her way to the Far East and Pacific, and when she reached the Far East, Jupiter did a variety of duties, including performing fly-the-flag visits to numerous ports. Jupiter also visited Christchurch, New Zealand during the 1974 Commonwealth Games. She also visited the American naval base at Pearl Harbor where some propulsion problems were sorted out. Charles, Prince of Wales joined Jupiter as Ship's Communications Officer, in January 1974, and remained in Jupiter until her return to the UK later that year.
In late 1976, Jupiter joined the 7th Frigate Squadron as Captain F7 - Captain David G Armytage RN, succeeded in 1977 by Captain Geoffrey T J O Dalton RN. In early 1977, Jupiter led the 7th Frigate Squadron in the annual Group Deployment (Group 5 - January to May 1977, led by FOF2 in the cruiser Tiger), performing naval exercises and visiting the Caribbean Sea and Rio de Janeiro and Salvador, Brazil in April 1977 and Funchal, Madeira. Jupiter also took part in the Fleet Review at Spithead on 28 June 1977, in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee. After the Fleet Review, frigates of the 7th Frigate Squadron visited different ports in south Wales, Jupiter visiting Cardiff in early July 1977. Later that year, Jupiter became the Gibraltar Guard ship. Jupiter represented the United Kingdom in the Siege of Savannah 200th Anniversary in 1979.
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