HMS Westminster (F237)

	HMS Westminster, 2011
History
United Kingdom
Name	Westminster
Ordered	December 1989
Builder	Swan Hunter, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Laid down	18 January 1991
Launched	4 February 1992
Commissioned	13 May 1994
Out of service	May 2024
Homeport	Portsmouth
Identification	IMO number: 8949654; MMSI number: 234641000; Callsign: GCOK;
Motto	For Nation and for Glory
Status	Awaiting scrapping
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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 1,510 kW (2,020 shp) Paxman Valenta 12CM diesel generators; Two GEC electric motors delivering 2,980 kW (4,000 shp); Two Rolls-Royce Spey SM1C delivering 23,190 kW (31,100 shp);
Speed	In excess of 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range	7,500 nautical miles (14,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Boats & landing; craft carried	2 × PAC 24 RIBs
Complement	185 (accommodation for up to 205)
Sensors &; processing systems	Sonar 2087
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:; Originally up to 2 × quad Harpoon launchers (8 × missiles); 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; 4 × General-purpose machine gun;
Aircraft carried	1 × Wildcat HMA2, armed with:; 2 × Sting Ray anti-submarine torpedoes, or; 20 × Martlet multirole air-surface 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 Westminster is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy, and the second ship to bear the name. She was launched on 4 February 1992 and named after the Dukedom of Westminster.

History
HMS Westminster, 2011
United Kingdom
Name	Westminster
Ordered	December 1989
Builder	Swan Hunter, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Laid down	18 January 1991
Launched	4 February 1992
Commissioned	13 May 1994
Out of service	May 2024
Homeport	Portsmouth
Identification	IMO number: 8949654 MMSI number: 234641000 Callsign: GCOK
Motto	For Nation and for Glory
Status	Awaiting scrapping
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 1,510 kW (2,020 shp) Paxman Valenta 12CM diesel generators Two GEC electric motors delivering 2,980 kW (4,000 shp) Two Rolls-Royce Spey SM1C delivering 23,190 kW (31,100 shp)
Speed	In excess of 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range	7,500 nautical miles (14,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 × PAC 24 RIBs
Complement	185 (accommodation for up to 205)
Sensors & processing systems	Sonar 2087
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: Originally up to 2 × quad Harpoon launchers (8 × missiles) 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 4 × General-purpose machine gun
Aircraft carried	1 × Wildcat HMA2, armed with: 2 × Sting Ray anti-submarine torpedoes, or 20 × Martlet multirole air-surface missiles (from 2021) Mk 11 depth charges or 1 × Westland Merlin HM2, armed with; 4 × anti submarine torpedoes
Aviation facilities	Flight deck Enclosed hangar