HMS Nubian (F131)
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name: | HMS Nubian |
Builder: | Portsmouth Dockyard |
Laid down: | 7 September 1959 |
Launched: | 6 September 1960 |
Commissioned: | 9 October 1962 |
Identification: | Pennant number F131 |
Fate: | Sunk as target 1987 |
General characteristics | |
Class & type: | Tribal-class frigate |
Service record | |
Operations: | Beira Patrol |
HMS Nubian was a Tribal-class frigate of the Royal Navy in service from 1962 and 1979. She was named after the Nubian ethnic group, located in Egypt and Sudan. She was sunk as a target in 1987.
Nubian was built by Portsmouth Dockyard,[1] at a cost of £4,360,000.[2] She was launched on 6 September 1960 by Lady Holland-Martin, wife of Vice-Admiral Sir Deric Holland-Martin,[3] and commissioned on 9 October 1962.[1]
Operational service
In 1964, Nubian suffered a collision that caused minor damage.[citation needed] She joined the Beira Patrol off Mozambique in 1967, supporting the enforcement of an oil blockade of Rhodesia.[4] Nubian constituted the escort for the trans-Atlantic air race in 1969 that commemorated the 50th Anniversary of Alcock and Brown's non-stop transatlantic flight from Newfoundland to Britain.[citation needed] In 1971 she was present at Portsmouth Navy Days.[5] In 1972, Nubian reinforced the British garrison in Belize after Guatemala intensified its theats to annex the territory.[6]
Nubian was present at the 1977 Spithead Fleet Review, held in honour of Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee. At this time she was part of the 5th Frigate Squadron.[7]
In 1978, Nubian assisted in the cleanup after the supertanker Amoco Cadiz grounded off the coast of Brittany; more than 200,000 tons (180,000 metric tons) of oil had polluted the Brittany coastline.[citation needed]
Nubian entered the reserve in 1979, being placed in the Standby Squadron and put on the disposal list in 1981.[8] While in reserve, Nubian became a training ship and had parts cannibalised for three sister-ships sold to Indonesia in 1984.[citation needed] The frigate was sunk as a target on 27 May 1987.[9]
Commanding officers
From | To | Captain | ||||
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1962 | 1964 | Captain Ian W. Jamieson RN | ||||
1964 | 1966 | Captain E G Brown RN | 196?-1969 Captain D E deM Leathes RN | 1969 | 1971 | Commander G T J O Dalton RN |
1977 | 1977 | Commander J R Griffiths RN | ||||
1978 | 1979 | Commander I D MacKenzie RN |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gardiner, Robert & Chesneau, Roger (1995), p. 518.
- ↑ "Nuclear Submarine Costs £18M". The Times (55633): Col A, p. 6. 23 February 1963.
- ↑ "Frigate In A Hurry". The Times (54870): Col B, p. 14. 7 September 1960.
- ↑ "Navy Checks On Tanker Off Beira". The Times (56904): Col G, p. 1. 1 April 1967.
- ↑ Programme, Navy Days Portsmouth, 29th-31st August 1971, p13.
- ↑ "Britain winning support for Belize self-determination". The Times (59552): Col B, p. 7. 13 November 1975.
- ↑ Official Souvenir Programme, 1977. Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, HMSO
- ↑ Hansard (26 April 1982), hansard.millbanksystems.com. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- ↑ Colledge, J. J. & Warlow, Ben (2010), p. 284.
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