Aurora(19760316)
HMS AURORA F10
Class……………………………Leander class Frigate
Builder………………………..John Brown & Co Ltd., Clydebank
Yard number……………….721
Laid down..………………….01 Jun 1961
Launched….…………………28 Nov 1962
Completed.………………….09 Apr 1964
Propulsion.…………………..2 shafts driven by English Electric Y-100 Geared Steam Turbines with steam supplied by 2 Babcock and Wilcox boilers engines by John Brown & Co Ltd., Clydebank
Speed..…………………………28 knot (max)
Range…………………………..4600 nm at 15 knots
Fate……………………………. 1987: Decommissioned by the RN. / 1990: 6 Sept : Arrived Millom for scrapping by Duddon Valley Shipbreakers
HMS Aurora was built by John Brown & Company, shipbuilders of Clydebank, Scotland. Aurora was launched on 28 November 1962 and commissioned on 9 April 1964.
Aurora became the leader of the 2nd Frigate Squadron in 1964. In 1972, during the Second Cod War, Aurora came to the aid of an Icelandic fishing vessel that had caught fire, rescuing its crew in the process. Soon after this incident, Aurora underwent modernisation which included the addition of the Ikara anti-submarine warfare (ASW) missile launcher that in effect changed the Batch One ships, of which Aurora was part of, into a specialised ASW batch rather than its original role as a general purpose batch. The modernisation was completed in 1976.
In 1978, Aurora joined the Fishery Protection Squadron, undertaking patrols and other duties in support of British fishing interests around the UK. She remained with the squadron until she was eventually transferred to the 7th Frigate Squadron which was stationed in the Far East, just as the RN's presence in that region was steadily dwindling. Further duties were undertook by Aurora across the world, but in 1987, due to defence cuts, as well as manpower shortages, a common problem for the RN at that time, Aurora was decommissioned.
Scrapped – 1990 at Millom
Close up of the Ikara Anti-Submarine Missile photographed 16 March 1976
Aurora(19760316)
HMS AURORA F10
Class……………………………Leander class Frigate
Builder………………………..John Brown & Co Ltd., Clydebank
Yard number……………….721
Laid down..………………….01 Jun 1961
Launched….…………………28 Nov 1962
Completed.………………….09 Apr 1964
Propulsion.…………………..2 shafts driven by English Electric Y-100 Geared Steam Turbines with steam supplied by 2 Babcock and Wilcox boilers engines by John Brown & Co Ltd., Clydebank
Speed..…………………………28 knot (max)
Range…………………………..4600 nm at 15 knots
Fate……………………………. 1987: Decommissioned by the RN. / 1990: 6 Sept : Arrived Millom for scrapping by Duddon Valley Shipbreakers
HMS Aurora was built by John Brown & Company, shipbuilders of Clydebank, Scotland. Aurora was launched on 28 November 1962 and commissioned on 9 April 1964.
Aurora became the leader of the 2nd Frigate Squadron in 1964. In 1972, during the Second Cod War, Aurora came to the aid of an Icelandic fishing vessel that had caught fire, rescuing its crew in the process. Soon after this incident, Aurora underwent modernisation which included the addition of the Ikara anti-submarine warfare (ASW) missile launcher that in effect changed the Batch One ships, of which Aurora was part of, into a specialised ASW batch rather than its original role as a general purpose batch. The modernisation was completed in 1976.
In 1978, Aurora joined the Fishery Protection Squadron, undertaking patrols and other duties in support of British fishing interests around the UK. She remained with the squadron until she was eventually transferred to the 7th Frigate Squadron which was stationed in the Far East, just as the RN's presence in that region was steadily dwindling. Further duties were undertook by Aurora across the world, but in 1987, due to defence cuts, as well as manpower shortages, a common problem for the RN at that time, Aurora was decommissioned.
Scrapped – 1990 at Millom
Close up of the Ikara Anti-Submarine Missile photographed 16 March 1976