HMS Montrose, a Type 23 Frigate, performed a series of tight turns, during Marstrike 05. MOD 45145955.jpg
HMSMontrosein 2005
History
United Kingdom
NameHMSMontrose
OrderedJuly 1988
BuilderYarrow Shipbuilders
Laid down1 November 1989
Launched31 July 1992
Sponsored byLady Rifkind
Commissioned2 June 1994
RefitLIFEX 2014–2017
HomeportHMS Jufair, Bahrain
Identification
  • IMO number: 8949642
  • MMSI number: 234618000
  • Callsign: GCOD
Motto
  • Mare ditat rosa decorat
  • Latin: "The sea enriches and the rose adorns"
StatusIn active service
BadgeHMS MONTROSE ship's crest.jpg
General characteristics
Class and typeType 23 frigate
Displacement4,900 t (4,800 long tons)
Length133 m (436 ft 4 in)
Beam16.1 m (52 ft 10 in)
Height28.6 m (93 ft 10 in)
Draught7.3 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)
SpeedIn excess of 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range7,500 nmi (14,000 km; 9,000 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement185 (accommodation for up to 205)
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • UAT Mod 1 ESM
  • Seagnat
  • Type 2170 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 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 × Westland Wildcat HMA2, armed with;
  • 2 × anti submarine torpedoes
  • or
  • 1 × Westland Merlin HM2, armed with;
  • 4 × anti submarine torpedoes
Aviation facilities
  • Flight deck
  • Enclosed hangar