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HMS PHOEBE F42

HMS PHOEBE F42

Class……………………………Leander class

Builder……………………….. Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd., Govan

Yard number……………….681

Laid down..………………….3 June 1963

Launched….…………………8 July 1964

Completed.………………….15 April 1966

Propulsion.………………….. 2 shafts driven by English Electric Y-136 Geared Steam Turbines with steam supplied by 2 Babcock and Wilcox boilers, machinery manufactured by Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd., Govan

Speed..………………………… 28 knots

Range…………………………..4000nm at 15 knots

Fate…………………………….1991: 14 Feb : Decommissioned / 1992: Sold to Victorian Paper PTT Ltd for scrapping at Gadani Beach. Left Portsmouth in tow 13 October 1992

 

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