HMS Apollo (F 459)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/HMS_Apollo_%28F_459%29
GPTKB entity
Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Sea_Cat_missiles
Bofors 40 mm gun
gptkbp:beam 12.8 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class gptkb:Frigate
gptkbp:commissionDate 1961-06-01
gptkbp:crew 200
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1991-01-01
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Bosnian_War
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Falklands_War
Operation Shader
gptkbp:displacement 3,500 tons
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Apollo (F 459)
gptkbp:launchDate 1961-03-01
gptkbp:length 113.4 meters
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Apollo
gptkbp:operationalArea North_Atlantic
gptkbp:operationalStatus Decommissioned
gptkbp:participatedIn Cold_War_operations
gptkbp:productionYears 1961-1991
gptkbp:propulsion Gas turbine
gptkbp:role Air defense
Anti-submarine warfare
Surface warfare
Training ship
Patrol duties
Escort_duties
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Cottesmore_(M_30)
gptkb:HMS_Tiger_(R_81)
gptkb:HMS_Newcastle_(D_87)
gptkb:HMS_Andromeda_(F_57)
gptkb:HMS_Zulu_(F_18)
gptkb:HMS_Sheffield_(D_80)
gptkb:HMS_Ambuscade_(F_170)
gptkb:HMS_Invincible_(R_05)
gptkb:HMS_Broadsword_(F_88)
gptkb:HMS_Manchester_(D_95)
gptkb:HMS_Exeter_(D_89)
gptkb:HMS_Antelope_(F_170)
gptkb:HMS_Avenger_(F_185)
gptkb:HMS_Alacrity_(F_109)
gptkb:HMS_Daring_(F_104)
gptkb:HMS_Glasgow_(D_88)
gptkb:HMS_Liverpool_(D_92)
gptkb:HMS_York_(D_98)
gptkb:HMS_Ardent_(F_184)
gptkb:HMS_Atherstone_(M_38)
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Argyll_(F_231)