HMS Jupiter (F60)
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| Laid down: | 3rd October 1966 |
| Launched: | 4th September 1967 |
| Commissioned: | 9th August 1969 |
| Decommissioned: | 22nd April 1992 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap |
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HMS Jupiter (F60) was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy (RN). She was, like the rest of the class, named after a figure of mythology. Jupiter was built by Yarrow Shipbuilders of Scotstoun. She was launched on the 4 September 1967 and commissioned on the 9 August 1969.
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[edit] 1970s
In 1970, Jupiter deployed to the West Indies, a common duty for the RN, and which continues to the present-day (2004). In 1971, Jupiter joined Standing Naval Force Atlantic (STANAVFORLANT), a multi-national squadron of NATO. In 1972, Jupiter was again present in the West Indies. The following year, Jupiter took part in the Second Cod War. Jupiter then visited Africa on her way to the Far East and Pacific, and when she reached the Far East, Jupiter did a variety of duties, including performing fly-the-flag visits to numerous ports. Jupiter also visited Christchurch, New Zealand during the 1974 Commonwealth Games. She also visited the American naval base at Pearl Harbor where some propulsion problems were sorted out. HRH The Prince of Wales joined Jupiter as Ship's Communications Officer, in January 1974, and remained in Jupiter until her return to the UK later that year.
In late 1976, Jupiter joined the 7th Frigate Squadron as Captain F7 - Captain David G Armytage RN, succeeded in 1977 by Captain Geoffrey T J O Dalton RN. In early 1977, Jupiter led the 7th Frigate Squadron in the annual Group Deployment (Group 5 - January to May 1977, led by FOF2 in the cruiser HMS Tiger), performing naval exercises and visiting the Caribbean and Rio de Janeiro and Salvador, Brazil in April 1977 and Funchal, Madeira. Jupiter also took part in the Fleet Review of the Royal Navy, in Spithead on 28 June 1977, in celebration of HM the Queen's Silver Jubilee. After the Fleet Review, frigates of the 7th Frigate Squadron visited different ports in south Wales, Jupiter visiting Cardiff in early July 1977. Later that year, Jupiter became the Gibraltar Guardship. Full details of the ship's programme from January 1977 to August 1978 are posted at [1].
Jupiter also enjoyed fame on BBC TV, through starring as HMS Hero in the acclaimed drama series Warship. All members of the crew were given HMS Hero cap tallies for filming purposes. The main ship used for filming was, however, HMS Phoebe.
[edit] 1980s
In 1980, Jupiter's modernisation commenced, and included the addition of the SeaWolf missile system, as-well as the removal of her single 4.5-in twin turret in favour of the Exocet anti-ship missile. The modernisation was completed in 1983. The next year, as she was leaving the Pool of London after a visit to the capital, she collided with London Bridge causing significant damage to both ship and bridge. In 1986, Jupiter deployed to the Persian Gulf, and while there, helped in the evacuation of British nationals from the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, after a bloody campaign to overthrow the government of that country began.
[edit] 1990s
By the early 1990s, Jupiter was starting to age, though she was still a reliable vessel. During the First Gulf War, Jupiter was on Armilla Patrol, which was created in 1980 in response to the increased danger posed by the Iran-Iraq War to British interests. Her last deployment came in late 1991 to early 1992 when she deployed to the South Atlantic. Jupiter decommissioned in 1992. She was sold for scrap in 1997.
See HMS Jupiter for other ships of the name.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- HMS Jupiter Association website
- Warship Episode Guide
- British Film Institute site on Warship
- Royal Navy leaflet on Warship, from the HMS Phoebe Association website
- Comments on Warship by series Director Michael Briant
- Webpage (at Home > Scriptwriting > Warship) about Michael J Bird's scripts for Warship
| Leander-class frigate |
| Royal Navy (Leander class) |
| Achilles | Ajax | Andromeda | Apollo | Arethusa | Ariadne | Argonaut | Aurora | Bacchante | Charybdis | Cleopatra | Danae | Dido | Diomede | Euryalus | Galatea | Hermione | Juno | Jupiter | Leander | Minerva | Naiad | Penelope | Phoebe | Scylla | Sirius |
| Royal Australian Navy (River class) |
| Parramatta | Yarra | Stuart | Derwent | Swan | Torrens |
| Royal New Zealand Navy (Leander class) |
| Waikato | Canterbury |
| Indian Navy (Nilgiri class) |
| Nilgiri | Himgiri | Udaygiri | Dunagiri | Taragiri | Vindhyagiri |
| Royal Netherlands Navy (Van Speijk class) |
| Van Speijk | Van Galen | Tjerk Hiddes | Van Nes | Isaac Sweers | Evertsen |
List of frigates of the Royal Navy |
