WORLD OF WARSHIPS HMS ARGYLL TYPE 23 DUKE CLASS FRIGATE

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The third and current HMS Argyll is a Type 23 'Duke' Class frigate. She is currently the oldest serving Type 23 frigate in the Royal Navy. Like all of her class she is named for a British dukedom, in this case that of Argyll. HMS Argyll was laid down in March 1987 by Yarrow Shipbuilders at Glasgow, and launched in 1989 by Lady Wendy Levene, sponsored by the Worshipful Company of Paviors. She was commissioned in May 1991. Argyll is currently based at Devonport Dockyard.

Argyll is the first Type 23 to be fitted with the new Sea Ceptor missile system.

It is planned that she will retire in 2023.

Armament:
Anti-air missiles:
1 32-cell Sea Wolf GWS.26 VLS canisters for 32:
Sea Wolf missiles (range 1–10 km)
Anti-ship missiles:
2 quad Harpoon launchers
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 guns
Aircraft carried:
1 Lynx HMA8, armed with;
4 Sea Skua anti ship missiles, or
2 anti submarine torpedoes
or
1 Westland Merlin HM1, armed with;
4 anti submarine torpedoes
Aviation facilities:
Flight deck
Enclosed hangar