HMS Battleaxe (F89)

Brazilian Rademaker in 2022
History
United Kingdom
NameBattleaxe
NamesakeBattleaxe
BuilderYarrow Shipbuilders
Laid down4 February 1976
Launched18 May 1977
Commissioned28 March 1980
Decommissioned30 August 1996
IdentificationPennant number: F89
FateSold to Brazil 30 April 1997
Brazil
NameRademaker
NamesakeAugust Rademaker
Identification
StatusIn active service
General characteristics
Class & typeType 22 frigate
Displacement4,400 tons
Length131.2 m (430 ft 5 in)
Beam14.8 m (48 ft 7 in)
Draught6.1 m (20 ft 0 in)
Propulsion
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) max
Complement222
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × Lynx MK 8 helicopters

HMS Battleaxe was a Type 22 frigate of the British Royal Navy. She was sold to the Brazilian Navy on 30 April 1997 and renamed Rademaker.

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