HMS Mohawk (F125)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Mohawk
Builder	Vickers
Laid down	23 December 1960
Launched	5 April 1962
Commissioned	29 November 1963
Decommissioned	1980
Identification	Pennant number F125
Fate	Sold for scrap
General characteristics
Class & type	Tribal-class frigate
Displacement	2,300 long tons (2,300 t) standard; 2,700 long tons (2,700 t) full load;
Length	360 ft 0 in (109.73 m) oa; 350 ft 0 in (106.68 m) pp;
Beam	42 ft 3 in (12.88 m)
Draught	13 ft 3 in (4.04 m); 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m) (propellers);
Propulsion	Single-shaft COSAG; 1 Steam turbine 12,500 shp (9,300 kW); 1 Metrovick G-6 gas turbine 7,500 shp (5,600 kW);
Speed	27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) (COSAG)
Range	4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	253
Sensors &; processing systems	Radar type 965 air-search; Radar type 993 low-angle search; Radar type 978 navigation; Radar type 903 gunnery fire-control; Radar type 262 GWS-21 fire-control; Sonar type 177 search; Sonar type 170 attack; Sonar type 162 bottom profiling; Ashanti and Gurkha;; Sonar type 199 variable-depth;
Armament	2 × single 4.5 inch (114 mm) Mark 5* Mod 1 guns; 2 × single 40 mm Mark 7 Bofors guns, later;; 2 × four-rail GWS-20 Sea Cat missile systems; 2 × single 20 mm Oerlikon guns; 1 × Mark 10 Limbo ASW mortar;
Aircraft carried	1 × Westland Wasp helicopter
Service record
Part of:	Naval On-call Force of the Mediterranean (1977)
Operations:	Beira Patrol (1973)

HMS Mohawk was a Tribal-class frigate of the Royal Navy in service from 1963. She was named after a tribe of Native Americans located in southeast Canada and New York State. Mohawk was scrapped in 1983.

History

United Kingdom
Name	HMS Mohawk
Builder	Vickers
Laid down	23 December 1960
Launched	5 April 1962
Commissioned	29 November 1963
Decommissioned	1980
Identification	Pennant number F125
Fate	Sold for scrap
General characteristics
Class & type	Tribal-class frigate
Displacement	2,300 long tons (2,300 t) standard 2,700 long tons (2,700 t) full load
Length	360 ft 0 in (109.73 m) oa 350 ft 0 in (106.68 m) pp
Beam	42 ft 3 in (12.88 m)
Draught	13 ft 3 in (4.04 m) 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m) (propellers)
Propulsion	Single-shaft COSAG 1 Steam turbine 12,500 shp (9,300 kW) 1 Metrovick G-6 gas turbine 7,500 shp (5,600 kW)
Speed	27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) (COSAG)
Range	4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	253
Sensors & processing systems	Radar type 965 air-search Radar type 993 low-angle search Radar type 978 navigation Radar type 903 gunnery fire-control Radar type 262 GWS-21 fire-control Sonar type 177 search Sonar type 170 attack Sonar type 162 bottom profiling Ashanti and Gurkha; Sonar type 199 variable-depth
Armament	2 × single 4.5 inch (114 mm) Mark 5* Mod 1 guns 2 × single 40 mm Mark 7 Bofors guns, later; 2 × four-rail GWS-20 Sea Cat missile systems 2 × single 20 mm Oerlikon guns 1 × Mark 10 Limbo ASW mortar
Aircraft carried	1 × Westland Wasp helicopter
Service record
Part of:	Naval On-call Force of the Mediterranean (1977)
Operations:	Beira Patrol (1973)