HMS Richmond (F239)

	HMS Richmond, 2013
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Richmond
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	December 1989
Builder	Swan Hunter, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Laid down	16 February 1992
Launched	6 April 1993
Sponsored by	Lady Hill-Norton
Commissioned	22 June 1995
Refit	LIFEX 2017-2019
Homeport	HMNB Devonport, Plymouth
Identification	IMO number: 8949678; MMSI number: 234630000; International call sign: GCOJ; ;
Motto	A Deo et Rege; ("From God and the King");
Status	in active service
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General characteristics
Class & type	Type 23 Frigate
Displacement	4,900 t (4,800 long tons; 5,400 short tons)
Length	133 m (436 ft 4 in)
Beam	16.1 m (52 ft 10 in)
Draught	7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)
Propulsion	CODLAG:; Four 1,650 kilowatts (2,210 shp) MTU 12V4000 M53 diesel generators; Two GEC electric motors delivering 2980kW (4000 shp); Two Rolls-Royce Spey SM1C delivering 23,190 kW (31,100 shp);
Speed	In excess of 28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range	7,500 nautical miles (14,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Complement	185 (accommodation for up to 205)
Electronic warfare; & decoys	UAF-1 ESM, or, UAT Mod 1; Seagnat; Type 182 towed torpedo decoy; Surface Ship Torpedo Defence;
Armament	Anti-air missiles:; 1 × 32-cell GWS 35 Vertical Launching System (VLS) for:; 32 × Sea Ceptor missiles (1–25+ km); Anti-ship missiles:; 2 × quad Naval Strike Missile ; Anti-submarine torpedoes:; 2 × twin 12.75 in (324 mm) Sting Ray torpedo tubes; Guns:; 1 × BAE 4.5 inch Mk 8 naval gun; 2 × 30 mm DS30M Mk2 guns, or, 2 × 30 mm DS30B guns; 2 × Miniguns (may be replaced by Browning .50 caliber heavy machine guns as of 2023); 4 × General-purpose machine gun;
Aircraft carried	1 × Wildcat HMA2, armed with:; 4 × Sea Venom anti-ship missiles (full operating capability projected from 2026), or,; 2 × Sting Ray anti-submarine torpedoes, or; 20 × Martlet multirole missiles (from 2021); Mk 11 depth charges; or; 1 × Westland Merlin HM2, armed with;; 4 × anti submarine torpedoes;
Aviation facilities	Flight deck; Enclosed hangar;

HMS Richmond is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy. She was launched on 6 April 1993 by Lady Hill-Norton, wife of the late Admiral of the Fleet The Lord Hill-Norton, and was the last warship to be built by Swan Hunter Shipbuilders. She sailed from the builders on the River Tyne in November 1994. She is named for the Dukedom of Richmond.

History
HMS Richmond, 2013
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Richmond
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	December 1989
Builder	Swan Hunter, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Laid down	16 February 1992
Launched	6 April 1993
Sponsored by	Lady Hill-Norton
Commissioned	22 June 1995
Refit	LIFEX 2017-2019
Homeport	HMNB Devonport, Plymouth
Identification	IMO number: 8949678 MMSI number: 234630000 International call sign: GCOJ
Motto	A Deo et Rege ("From God and the King")
Status	in active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class & type	Type 23 Frigate
Displacement	4,900 t (4,800 long tons; 5,400 short tons)
Length	133 m (436 ft 4 in)
Beam	16.1 m (52 ft 10 in)
Draught	7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)
Propulsion	CODLAG: Four 1,650 kilowatts (2,210 shp) MTU 12V4000 M53 diesel generators Two GEC electric motors delivering 2980kW (4000 shp) Two Rolls-Royce Spey SM1C delivering 23,190 kW (31,100 shp)
Speed	In excess of 28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range	7,500 nautical miles (14,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Complement	185 (accommodation for up to 205)
Electronic warfare & decoys	UAF-1 ESM, or, UAT Mod 1 Seagnat Type 182 towed torpedo decoy Surface Ship Torpedo Defence
Armament	Anti-air missiles: 1 × 32-cell GWS 35 Vertical Launching System (VLS) for: 32 × Sea Ceptor missiles (1–25+ km) Anti-ship missiles: 2 × quad Naval Strike Missile Anti-submarine torpedoes: 2 × twin 12.75 in (324 mm) Sting Ray torpedo tubes Guns: 1 × BAE 4.5 inch Mk 8 naval gun 2 × 30 mm DS30M Mk2 guns, or, 2 × 30 mm DS30B guns 2 × Miniguns (may be replaced by Browning .50 caliber heavy machine guns as of 2023) 4 × General-purpose machine gun
Aircraft carried	1 × Wildcat HMA2, armed with: 4 × Sea Venom anti-ship missiles (full operating capability projected from 2026), or, 2 × Sting Ray anti-submarine torpedoes, or 20 × Martlet multirole missiles (from 2021) Mk 11 depth charges or 1 × Westland Merlin HM2, armed with; 4 × anti submarine torpedoes
Aviation facilities	Flight deck Enclosed hangar