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HMS Northumberland - F238

PostPosted: Sat Feb 23, 2013 12:02 pm
by tynebuoy
03.02.2011.
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Re: HMS Northumberland

PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 11:19 am
by Dennis Maccoy
Northumberland at Whitehill Point this morning.
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Re: HMS Northumberland

PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 4:46 pm
by magoonigal

Re: HMS Northumberland

PostPosted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 3:41 pm
by Dennis Maccoy
Northumberland sailing in blustery conditions this afternoon.
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Re: HMS Northumberland

PostPosted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 10:20 pm
by magoonigal
The 15th of 16 Type 23 General Purpose Frigates, F238 NORTHUMBERLAND was Laid down by Swan Hunter Shipbuilders Ltd, Wallsend on the 4th April 1991.
Launched on the 4th April 1992 she entered Service on the 29th November 1994.
Displacement 3,600 Tons. 4,300 Full Load.
Speed 30 kts, 15 kts on electric drive.

Combined Diesel Electric and Gas Turbine (CODLAG)
Twin Rolls-Royce SMIC Spey Gas Turbines of 26,150 shp.
Four Paxman Valenta 12 RPA 200CZ Diesel Generator Sets.
Twin Props.

17 Officers, 57 Senior Rates and 111 Junior Rates.

The First six Northumberland's were all 3rd Rates being built in 1679, 1705, 1743, 1750, 1794 (Captured from French.) and 1798.

No 7. Iron Armoured Frigate built at Blackwall in 1866.

No 8. Cruiser ordered 15th May 1929 and cancelled 1st January 1930.

No 9. Frigate (RCN) River Class cancelled December 1943.

No 10. Type 23 1992.

Re: HMS Northumberland

PostPosted: Sat Jun 27, 2015 1:09 pm
by Dennis Maccoy
Northumberland at Northumbrian Quay this morning, dressed overall to welcome her Armed Forces' Day visitors this afternoon.
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Re: HMS Northumberland

PostPosted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 4:05 pm
by teesships
In afternoon shade. River Tyne - 23 June 2015:
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Ron

Re: HMS Northumberland

PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2018 8:05 pm
by Dennis Maccoy
Northumberland at Newcastle on 15 March 1997.
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Re: HMS Northumberland - F238

PostPosted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 10:09 am
by Dennis Maccoy
Back for Northumbrian Quay again this morning.
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Re: HMS Northumberland - F238

PostPosted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 6:46 pm
by buggins
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Northumberland inbound today


This is an artistic version of along distant image.