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Warships3 May 1979 – 30 June 2011
Type 22 frigate is documented in the equipment reference catalogue. It was built by Yarrow (Shipbuilders) Ltd , Cammell Laird , Swan Hunter. Reported operators include Royal Navy (former operator) Brazilian Navy Romanian Naval Forces Chilean Navy.
United KingdomType 22 frigate
U.S. Navy/PH2 Thompson · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · ModifiedYarrow (Shipbuilders) Ltd , Cammell Laird , Swan Hunter
Royal Navy (former operator) Brazilian Navy Romanian Naval Forces Chilean Navy
Type 21
Type 23 (United Kingdom) Tamandaré class (Brazil)
Batch 1 Broadsword Batch 2 Boxer Batch 3 Cornwall
3 May 1979 – 30 June 2011
14
4 (with Brazil, Romania and Chile)
10 (3 sunk as targets)
Batch 1: 4,500 tonnes , standard Batch 2: 4,800 tonnes, standard Batch 3: 5,300 tonnes, standard
Batch 1: 131.2 m (430 ft) Batch 2: 146.5 m (481 ft) Batch 3: 148.1 m (486 ft)
14.8 m (49 ft)
Batch 1: 6.1 m (20 ft) Batch 2 & 3: 6.4 m (21 ft)
Batch 1 plus Boxer , Beaver , London , Sheffield & Coventry : 2-shaft COGOG 2 Rolls-Royce Marine Olympus TM3B high-speed gas turbines: 54,000 shp (40 MW) 2 Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C cruise gas turbines: 9,700 shp (7.2 MW) Batch 2, Brave & Batch 3: 2-shaft COGAG ( Brave remained COGOG) 2 Rolls-Royce Marine Spey SM1A boost gas turbines: 37,400 shp (27.9 MW) 2 Rolls-Royce Tyne RM3C cruise gas turbines: 9,700 shp (7.2 MW)
30 knots (56 km/h) full 18 knots (33 km/h) cruise
Batch 1: 222 Batch 2: 273 Batch 3: 250
1 × Type 967/968 air-search radar 2 × Type 910 or 911 fire-control radars 1 × Type 1006 or 1007 navigation radar 1 × Type 2016 sonar (Batch 1 & 2) 1 × Type 2050 sonar (Batch 3) 1 × Type 2031Z towed array sonar (Batch 2 & 3) 1 × Type 162M bottom target classification sonar 1 × Type 2008 underwater comms system
NATO Seagnat decoy launchers
Batch 1 and 2 : 2 × Sextuple Sea Wolf anti-air missile launchers 4 × Exocet MM-38 anti-ship missile launchers 2 × triple STWS-2 tubes for Mk.46 or Stingray anti-submarine torpedoes 2 × 40mm Bofors guns 2 × 20 mm GAM-BO1 guns L7A2 GPMGs M134 Miniguns Batch 3 : 2 × Sextuple Sea Wolf anti-air missile launchers 2 × quad Harpoon anti-ship missile launchers 2 × triple STWS-2 tubes for Mk.46 or Stingray anti-submarine torpedoes 1 × 4.5-inch (113 mm) Mk.8 gun 1 × 30mm Goalkeeper CIWS 2 × 30mm DS30B guns or 2 × 20 mm GAM-BO1 guns L7A2 GPMGs M134 Miniguns
1 or 2 × Westland Lynx helicopters , armed with: 2 × L7A2 GPMGs machine guns, and 4 × Sea Skua anti-ship missiles, or 2 × Sting Ray anti-submarine torpedoes Brave onwards capable of handling 1 × Sea King or Merlin helicopter.
Flight deck and hangar
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country of origin United Kingdom 0 references
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 131.2 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 131.2 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 131.2 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 131.2 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 131.2 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 131.2 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Type 22 frigate equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
BrazilReported count for Broadsword Type 22. Service scope: Brazilian Navy ships; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 1. Origin: United Kingdom. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
ChileNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Frigates". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
RomaniaRoyal Navy (former operator) Brazilian Navy Romanian Naval Forces Chilean Navy
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