HMS Kent - F78

 




NameHMS Kent (F78)
NamesakeDuke of Kent
OperatorRoyal Navy
OrderedFebruary 1996
BuilderYarrow Shipbuilders
Laid down16 April 1997
Launched27 May 1998
Sponsored byPrincess Alexandra, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy
Commissioned8 June 2000
RefitLIFEX 2016-2018
HomeportPortsmouth
Identification
MottoInvicta (Unconquered)
StatusIn active service
BadgeHMS Kent (F78) badge.svg
General characteristics
Class and typeType 23 frigate
Displacement4,900 t (4,800 long tons; 5,400 short tons)[1]
Length133 m (436 ft 4 in)
Beam16.1 m (52 ft 10 in)
Draught7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)
PropulsionCODLAG:
SpeedIn excess of 28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range7,500 nautical miles (14,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Complement185 (accommodation for up to 205)
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carried
  • 1 × Wildcat HMA2, armed with:
  • 2 × anti-submarine torpedoes (Martlet and Sea Venom ASM to be fitted in 2021/22)
  • or
  • 1 × Westland Merlin HM2, armed with;
  • 4 × anti-submarine torpedoes
Aviation facilities

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