Type 23 frigate (general purpose variants)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:ship
gptkbp:aircraftCarried	gptkb:Westland_Lynx_helicopter AgustaWestland Merlin helicopter
gptkbp:armament	gptkb:Sea_Wolf_missile_system gptkb:Sea_Ceptor_missile_system gptkb:4.5_inch_Mark_8_naval_gun gptkb:Harpoon_anti-ship_missiles gptkb:Sting_Ray_torpedoes
gptkbp:builtBy	gptkb:BAE_Systems gptkb:Swan_Hunter gptkb:Yarrow_Shipbuilders
gptkbp:crewComplement	185
gptkbp:designedFor	anti-submarine warfare general purpose operations
gptkbp:displacement	4,900 tonnes
gptkbp:enteredService	late 1980s
gptkbp:exportedTo	gptkb:Chile Royal Malaysian Navy (planned, not realized)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Type 23 frigate (general purpose variants)
gptkbp:length	133 meters
gptkbp:notableShip	gptkb:HMS_Kent gptkb:HMS_Argyll gptkb:HMS_Iron_Duke gptkb:HMS_Lancaster gptkb:HMS_Monmouth gptkb:HMS_Montrose gptkb:HMS_Northumberland gptkb:HMS_Portland gptkb:HMS_Richmond gptkb:HMS_Somerset gptkb:HMS_St_Albans gptkb:HMS_Sutherland gptkb:HMS_Westminster
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:ship
gptkbp:propulsion	gptkb:CODLAG
gptkbp:role	general purpose frigate
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Type_26_frigate
gptkbp:usedIn	counter-piracy operations Falklands patrol NATO deployments
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Type_31_frigate
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6