Type 23 frigate (upgraded)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Type_23_frigate_(upgraded)

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:ship
gptkbp:aircraftCarried	gptkb:Wildcat_helicopter gptkb:Merlin_helicopter
gptkbp:armament	gptkb:Sea_Ceptor_missile_system gptkb:4.5_inch_Mark_8_naval_gun gptkb:Harpoon_anti-ship_missiles gptkb:Sting_Ray_torpedoes
gptkbp:builder	gptkb:BAE_Systems_Surface_Ships gptkb:Swan_Hunter gptkb:Yarrow_Shipbuilders
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crewComplement	approximately 185
gptkbp:deployment	Gulf region NATO operations Falkland Islands patrol counter-piracy operations
gptkbp:displacement	approximately 4,900 tonnes
gptkbp:enteredService	late 1980s
gptkbp:hasVersion	gptkb:ship
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Type 23 frigate (upgraded)
gptkbp:length	133 meters
gptkbp:maximumSpeed	28 knots
gptkbp:notableRelease	gptkb:Sea_Ceptor_missile_system improved electronic warfare suite Artisan radar Sonar 2087 upgraded communications systems
gptkbp:notableShip	gptkb:HMS_Kent gptkb:HMS_Argyll gptkb:HMS_Iron_Duke gptkb:HMS_Lancaster 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:plannedReplacementBy	gptkb:Type_26_frigate
gptkbp:propulsion	gptkb:CODLAG_(Combined_Diesel-Electric_and_Gas)
gptkbp:range	7,800 nautical miles at 15 knots
gptkbp:role	anti-submarine warfare general purpose frigate
gptkbp:sensorType	Sonar 2087 Type 997 Artisan 3D radar
gptkbp:serviceNumber	as of 2024, 12 ships in Royal Navy
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Vertical_Launch_System
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6