HMS Russell (F97)

History
HMS Russell at sea in 1972
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Russell
Builder	Swan Hunter, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Laid down	11 November 1953
Launched	10 December 1954
Commissioned	7 February 1957
Identification	Pennant number: F97
Fate	Broken up 1985
General characteristics
Class & type	Blackwood-class frigate
Displacement	1,456 long tons (1,479 t) fll load
Length	310 ft (94 m)
Beam	33 ft (10 m)
Draught	15 ft (4.6 m)
Propulsion	Y-100 plant 2 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers steam turbines on single shaft 15,000 shp (11 MW)
Speed	27 knots (50 km/h)
Range	5,200 nautical miles (9,630 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement	112
Sensors & processing systems	Radar Type 974 navigation Sonar Type 174 search Sonar Type 162 target classification Sonar Type 170 targeting
Armament	3 × 40 mm Bofors gun Mark 7 (quarterdeck mount later removed) 2 × Limbo Mark 10 anti-submarine mortars

HMS Russell was one of a dozen Blackwood-class frigates (also known as the Type 14) of second-rate anti-submarine frigates built for the British Royal Navy during the 1950s. She was named for Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford, commander at the Battle of Barfleur in 1692.