HMS Rhyl (F129)

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

History
HMS Rhyl
United Kingdom
Name:	HMS Rhyl
Builder:	HM Dockyard, Portsmouth English Electric Co Ltd, Rugby.
Laid down:	29 January 1958
Launched:	23 April 1959
Commissioned:	31 October 1960
Decommissioned:	1983
In service:	1960–1983
Identification:	Pennant number: F129
Fate:	Sunk as target September 1985
General characteristics
Class & type:	Rothesay-class frigate

HMS Rhyl was a Rothesay or Type 12I class anti-submarine frigate of the British Royal Navy, launched by Lady Macmillan on 23 February 1959 and commissioned in October 1960. Following Royal Navy service she was sunk as a target in 1985.

Operational Service

Following commissioning in 1960 Rhyl served in the Far East, Mediterranean and East Africa, including being diverted to stand-by off Goa following the Indian invasion in 1961.^[1] She was leader of the 23rd Frigate Squadron by the time she attended Portsmouth Navy Days in 1965.^[2] She served, along with HMS Ark Royal and HMS Lowestoft, on the first Beira Patrol and then in 1966-7 served in the Mediterranean as Captain D 23rd Escort Squadron with squadron elements HMS Lowestoft (half leader), HMS Dainty and HMS Defender. HMS Rhyl returned to UK waters in 1967 to become Captain D Home Fleet, eventually decommissioning in Plymouth to undergo a major refit to upgrade to a Leander-like specification.

Commanding officers

From	To	Captain
1960	1962	Commander G J Dodd RN
1963	1964	Captain Arthur M Power RN ^[3]
1964	1966	Captain J A Templeton-Cotill RN ^[4]
1966	1967	Captain D Napper RN
1972	1973	Commander Wallace RN
1973	1975	Commander Hall RN
1975	1976	Commander Peter Woodhead RN
1976	1977	Commander Karl Lees
1977	1978	Commander Peter Phipps RN
1978	1980	Commander E M Hackett RN
1980	1983	Commander CDS Brown RN

References

↑ http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Ops-Events1961-70.htm
↑ Programme, Portsmouth Navy Days, 28–30 August 1965, HMSO, p15
↑ Royal Navy Senior Appointments, Colin Mackie
↑ Royal Navy Senior Appointments, Colin Mackie

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.
Marriott, Leo, 1983. Royal Navy Frigates 1945–1983, Ian Allen Ltd. ISBN 0-7110-1322-5

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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