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Warships24 November 1987
Anti-submarine warfare frigate
Type 23 frigate is a anti-submarine warfare frigate. It was built by Yarrow Shipbuilders and Swan Hunter. Reported operators include Royal Navy Chilean Navy.
United KingdomType 23 frigate
Yarrow Shipbuilders and Swan Hunter
Royal Navy Chilean Navy
Type 22-class frigate
Type 26-class frigate Type 31-class frigate
£130 million per ship
24 November 1987
16
16
5 Royal Navy, 3 Chilean Navy
8 (Royal Navy)
Anti-submarine warfare frigate
4,900 t (4,800 long tons )
133.0 m (436 ft 4 in)
16.1 m (52 ft 10 in)
7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)
CODLAG : 4 × 1,510 kW (2,025 hp) Paxman Valenta 12CM diesel generators (Non-PGMU ships) 4 × 1,650 kW (2,210 shp) MTU 12V4000 M53 diesel generators (PGMU ships) 2 × GEC electric motors delivering 2,980 kW (3,996 hp) each 2 × Rolls-Royce Marine Spey SM1C delivering 19,500 kW (26,150 hp)
In excess of 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
7,500 nmi (14,000 km; 9,000 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
2 × Pacific 24 RIBs
185 (accommodation for up to 205)
UAT Mod 1 Seagnat Type 182 towed torpedo decoy Surface Ship Torpedo Defence
Anti-air missiles: 1 × 32-cell Sea Ceptor GWS 35 Vertical Launching System (VLS) canisters for 32 missiles (1–25+ km) (replaced original Sea Wolf SAM) Anti-ship missiles: 2 × quad Harpoon Block 1C (originally fit, retired from most ships 2023, retained on F229 as of late 2024); being replaced by Naval Strike Missile (fit to F79, F82 & F239 as of early 2025) 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 (replaced by Browning .50 caliber heavy machine guns as of 2023) 4 × General-purpose machine guns
1 × Wildcat HMA2 , armed with: 2 × anti-submarine torpedoes or Martlet anti-ship (ASM)/air-to-air missiles , initially deployed with RN carrier strike group helicopters in 2021; Sea Venom ASM reached initial operating capability in 2025 and is projected to achieve full operational capability in 2026. or 1 × Westland Merlin HM2 , armed with; 4 × anti-submarine torpedoes Plus 2 x Peregrine ISR UAV (from mid-2024 on F229)
Flight deck Enclosed hangar
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Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
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 | 133 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 133 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Type 23 frigate equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
ChileReported count for Type 23 (Duke class). Service scope: Chilean Navy; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 3. Origin: unstated. 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.
Reported count for Type 23 (Duke class). Service scope: Chilean Navy; 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): in service: 3. Origin: unstated. 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.
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