Sea Weapons

Frigate (1961)

Tribal (Type 81) class

HMS Nubian (F131)

Preceded by:

Rothesay (Type 12M) (1960)

Succeeded by:

Leander (Type 12I) (1963)

Datafile

ClassTribal
TypeFrigate
Year1961
Crew253
Dimensions
Length106.7 m (pp)
109.7 m
Beam12.9 m
Draught4 m
Displacement
Empty2,300 t
Loaded2,700 t
Performance
Speed50 km/h
Range8,334 km @ 22 km/h
Machinery
Shafts1
Turbines1 x Geared steam
12,500 hp
Metrovick
1 x Gas turbine
7,500 hp
AEI G6
Boilers1 x Babcock & Wilcox
FuelOil: 400 t
Armament
Main2 x 114-mm/45 (1 x 2)
QF 4.5"/45 Mk. V
-15° / +80°

Anti-Aircraft3 x 40-mm (3 x 1)
QF Bofors L/60
Anti-SubLimbo Mk. 10 (2 x 3)
Armor
ArmorNone
Sensors
RadarType 903
Type 965 (AKE-1)
Type 974/978
Type 998
SonarType 162
Type 170
Type 177
Type 199
Aircraft
Helicopters1
Production
Built7
Total7

Registry

Ship Code Builder Laid Launch Comm Decomm Fate
Ashanti F117 Yarrow15/01/195809/03/195923/11/19611981Sunk as target
Eskimo F119 White22/10/195820/03/196121/02/196308/1980Sold/Scrapped
Gurkha F122 Thornycroft03/11/195811/07/196013/02/19631980Transferred
Mohawk F125 Vickers-Armstrong23/12/196005/04/196229/11/19631980Sold/Scrapped
Nubian F131 Portsmouth DYd07/09/195906/09/196009/10/19621979Sunk as target
Tartar F133 Devonport DYd22/10/195919/09/196026/02/19621980Transferred
Zulu F124 Stephen13/12/196003/07/196217/04/19641979Transferred
Transfers:
Ship Code Former Code Comm Decomm Fate
Martha Krystina Tiyahahu 331 Zulu F124 19842009Inactive
Wilhemus Zakarias 332 Gurkha F122 30/03/19841999Inactive
Hasanuddin 333 Tartar F133 29/03/19842009Inactive

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