HMS Kent - F78

 

Name	HMS Kent (F78)
Namesake	Duke of Kent
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	February 1996
Builder	Yarrow Shipbuilders
Laid down	16 April 1997
Launched	27 May 1998
Sponsored by	Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy
Commissioned	8 June 2000
Refit	LIFEX 2016-2018
Homeport	Portsmouth
Identification	IMO number: 8949719 MMSI number: 234606000 Callsign: GDIR
Motto	Invicta (Unconquered)
Status	In active service
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General characteristics
Class and type	Type 23 frigate
Displacement	4,900 t (4,800 long tons; 5,400 short tons)[1]
Length	133 m (436 ft 4 in)
Beam	16.1 m (52 ft 10 in)
Draught	7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)
Propulsion	CODLAG: Four 1510 kW (2,025 shp) Paxman Valenta 12CM diesel generators Two GEC electric motors delivering 2980 kW (4000 shp) Two Rolls-Royce Spey SM1C delivering 23,190 kW (31,100 shp)
Speed	In excess of 28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range	7,500 nautical miles (14,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Complement	185 (accommodation for up to 205)
Electronic warfare & decoys	UAF-1 ESM, or, UAT Mod 1 Seagnat Type 182 towed torpedo decoy Surface Ship Torpedo Defence
Armament	Anti-air missiles: 1 × 32-cell GWS.26 VLS canisters for 32: Sea Ceptor missiles (1–25+ km) Anti-ship missiles: 2 × quad Harpoon launchers (8x missiles) Anti-submarine torpedoes: 2 × twin 12.75 in (324 mm) Sting Ray torpedo tubes Guns: 1 × BAE 4.5 inch Mk 8 naval gun 2 × 30 mm DS30M Mk2 guns, or, 2 × 30 mm DS30B guns 2 × Miniguns 4 × General-purpose machine gun
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	Flight deck Enclosed hangar