HMS Cornwall (F99)
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- See HMS Cornwall for other ships of the name.
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| Career |  |
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| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 14 December 1983 |
| Launched: | 14 October 1985 |
| Commissioned: | 23 April 1988 |
| Decommissioned: | |
| Fate: | Active in service as of 2007. |
| Struck: | |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 5,300 t |
| Length: | 148.1 m (485.9 ft) |
| Beam: | 14.8 m (48.5 ft) |
| Draught: | 6.4 m (24 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Rolls Royce Spey gas turbines (high speed)
2 x Rolls Royce Tyne gas turbines (cruising) |
| Speed: | 18 knots using Tynes (36.8 km/h)
30 knots using Speys (56 km/h) 32 knots COGAG (Both sets of engines)(59.2 km/h) |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 250 (max 301) |
| Armament: | 4.5 inch (114 mm) Mark 8 naval gun Goalkeeper (CIWS) close-in weapons system |
| Sensors: | Type 1007 navigation radar Type 967 and 968 surveillance radar |
| Aircraft: | Lynx helicopter MK 8 armed with: |
| Motto: | unus et omnes Latin: "one and all" |
The sixth and present HMS Cornwall is the first of the Batch 3 Type 22 frigates of the Royal Navy. Cornwall is based at HMNB Devonport in Devon, England, part of the Devonport Flotilla, and commanded by Commander Jeremy Woods.
She was launched in October 1985 and commissioned at Falmouth in 1988 by the ship's sponsor, the late Diana, Princess of Wales (who was also Duchess of Cornwall).
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[edit] Service
HMS Cornwall has battle honours from Barfleur in 1692, the Falkland Islands in 1914 and the Dardanelles in 1915.
Throughout her life Cornwall has undertaken duties in the North and South Atlantic Ocean, Adriatic, Mediterranean, Carribean and Baltic seas, has completed several patrols to the Persian Gulf and deployed to the far east. In 1996 she served as Flagship of the First Sea Lord in St Petersburg, during the 300th anniversary celebrations of the Russian Navy, followed by a period as Flagship of NATO's Standing Naval Force Atlantic. In 2001 she was part of the Royal Navy Task Force engaged in the invasion of Afghanistan. In 2003 she was again commited to Standing Naval Force Atlantic, supporting Operation Active Endeavour in the Mediterranean
Following the death of the Princess of Wales in 1997 the role of sponsor was assumed by Mary Holborow Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall.
Ceremonial activities have included acting as flagship for the Battle of the Atlantic Fleet Review in 1993, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Second Battle of the Atlantic, and in 2002 delivering a 21-gun salute as part of celebrations of the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
On 28 January 2006 Cornwall was rededicated, following a period of docked maintenance, in a ceremony at Falmouth attended by Lady Mary Holborow. Cornwall is affiliated with a number of military and civilian organisations and bodies including The County of Cornwall, The Light Infantry 2nd Btn, the Worshipful Company of Leathersellers and Accenture.[1]
[edit] Persian Gulf diplomatic incident
On 23 March 2007, fifteen sailors and Royal Marines from HMS Cornwall were detained by elements of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy following a routine search of a vessel suspected of smuggling, in the vicinity of disputed territorial waters.[2]
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[edit] References
- ^ According to http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.1612 Cornwall has a total of 16 affiliations. These are: The County of Cornwall; HMS Cornwall 1939-1942 Association; The Light Infantry 2nd Btn; The Worshipful Company of Leathersellers; Cornish Rugby Football Union; TS St Petroc, Padstow; TS Queen Charlotte, Guildford; TS Pellow, Truro; TS Robert Hitchens, Falmouth and Penryn; 6th Falmouth Sea Scout Group; CCF Colston's Collegiate, Bristol; CCF Berkhamsted Collegiate School, Herts; Cornish Royal Naval Association; Accenture; 99 Sqn RAF; and Devon & Cornwall RNA Units.
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6484279.stm
