HMS Falmouth (F113)

For other ships of the same name, see HMS Falmouth.

History
HMS Falmouth
United Kingdom
Name:	HMS Falmouth
Builder:	Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson
Laid down:	23 November 1957
Launched:	15 December 1959
Commissioned:	25 July 1961
Decommissioned:	July 1984
Identification:	Pennant number: F113
Fate:	Sold for scrap 1989
Status:	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class & type:	Rothesay-class frigate
Displacement:	2,800 tons
Length:	370 ft
Beam:	41 ft
Draught:	17 ft 4 in
Propulsion:	2 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers operating at 550lb sq. in, 850°F English Electric geared turbines, 2 shafts, 30000 shafts horsepower
Speed:	30 kn (56 km/h)
Complement:	235
Armament:	2 × 4.5" dual purpose on a Mk VI mounting 1 x 40mm on STAGG mounting 2 x Limbo Mortar Mk 10 Mountings
Aircraft carried:	1 × Wasp helicopter

HMS Falmouth was a Rothesay or Type 12I class anti-submarine frigate of the British Royal Navy.

Operational Service

Falmouth was leader of the 30th Escort Squadron between 1963 and 1965. She later took part in the Cod War in 1976, ramming one of the Icelandic gun boats.

Commanding officers

From	To	Captain
1963	1965	Captain Donald V M Macleod RN^[1]
1966	1967	Commander I A Wright RN^[2]
27 April 1967	2 August 1968	Commander D W Brown RN^[3]
during 1976		Captain Gerald Plumer RN
1979	1979	Commander C L Quarrie AFC RN

References

↑ Royal Navy Senior Appointments, Colin Mackie
↑ Navy List, (HMSO, Spring 1966)
↑ Ship's Logs held at National Archives

Publications

Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.

External links

MaritimeQuest HMS Falmouth pages

Rothesay-class (Type 12M) frigates

Royal Navy

Completed	Rothesay Londonderry Yarmouth Rhyl Plymouth Brighton Berwick Falmouth Lowestoft

Cancelled	Weymouth Fowey Hastings

Royal Australian Navy

Part of River class

Royal New Zealand Navy

Otago (ex-Hastings)
Taranaki

South African Navy

President class

Preceded by: Leopard class
Followed by: Tribal class

List of frigates of the Royal Navy
List of frigates of the Australian Navy
List of frigates of the Royal New Zealand Navy
List of frigates of the South African Navy

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