HMS Antelope (F170)

HMS Antelope at San Carlos Water on 23 May 1982.
Note damaged mast (mostly hidden by smoke) and bomb entry hole on hull below funnel.
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Antelope
BuilderVosper Thornycroft
Laid down23 March 1971
Launched16 March 1972
Commissioned19 July 1975
Motto"Audax et vigilans"
FateSunk 23 May 1982
General characteristics
Class and typeType 21 frigate
Displacement3,250 tons full load
Length384 feet (117 metres)
Beam41+34 feet (12.7 metres)
Draught19+12 feet (5.9 metres)
Propulsion
Speed32 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)
Complement177 crew
Armament
Aircraft carried

HMS Antelope was a Type 21 frigate of the Royal Navy that participated in the Falklands War and was sunk by Argentine aircraft.


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