H.M.S. Antelope F170 Type 21 Frigate
HMS Antelope was a Type 21 Frigate of the Royal Navy. She fought in the Falklands War, where she was sunk 24 May 1982 by Argentine aircraft.
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Class and type: | Type 21 frigate |
Displacement: | 3,250 tons full load |
Length: | 384 feet (117 metres) |
Beam: | 41 3⁄4 feet (12.7 metres) |
Draught: | 19 1⁄2 feet (5.9 metres) |
Propulsion: | 2 × Rolls-Royce Olympus 2 × Rolls-Royce Tyne |
Speed: | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
Range: | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph) 1,200 nmi (2,200 km; 1,400 mi) at 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Complement: | 177 crew |
Armament: | 1 × 4.5-inch Mark 8 naval gun 2 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon 1 × quadruple Sea Cat missiles 2 × triple ASW torpedo tubes 2 × Corvus Chaff launchers 1 × Type 182 towed decoy |
Aircraft carried: | 1 × Westland Wasp 1 × Westland Lynx (refitted) |