HMS Sutherland (F81)
HMS Sutherland in 2012 | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Sutherland |
| Ordered | January 1992 |
| Builder | Yarrow Shipbuilders |
| Laid down | 14 October 1993 |
| Launched | 9 March 1996 |
| Sponsored by | Lady Christina Walmsley |
| Commissioned | 4 July 1997 |
| Refit | Major 2013–2015, Lifex 2021–onwards |
| Homeport | HMNB Devonport, Plymouth |
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| Status | in active service |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Type 23 frigate |
| Displacement | 4,900 t (4,800 long tons) |
| Length | 133 m (436 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 16.1 m (52 ft 10 in) |
| Draught | 7.3 m (23 ft 11 in) |
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| Speed | In excess of 28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
| Range | 7,500 nautical miles (14,000 km; 9,000 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 185 (accommodation for up to 205) |
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HMS Sutherland is a Type 23 frigate of the British Royal Navy. She is the thirteenth ship in the Duke class of frigates and is the third ship to bear the name, more than 200 years since the name was last used.
She was launched in 1996 by Lady Christina Walmsley, wife of Sir Robert Walmsley. Before this occasion, Royal Navy ships had always been launched with a bottle of champagne, but Lady Walmsley broke with tradition and used a bottle of Macallan Scotch whisky.