HMS Falmouth (F113)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Falmouth.

HMS Falmouth HMS Falmouth
History
United Kingdom
Name:	HMS Falmouth
Builder:	Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson
Laid down:	23 November 1957
Launched:	15 December 1959
Commissioned:	25 July 1961
Decommissioned:	July 1984
Identification:	Pennant number: F113
Fate:	Sold for scrap 1989
Status:	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class & type:	Rothesay-class frigate
Displacement:	2,800 tons
Length:	370 ft
Beam:	41 ft
Draught:	17 ft 4 in
Propulsion:	2 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers operating at 550lb sq. in, 850°F English Electric geared turbines, 2 shafts, 30000 shafts horsepower
Speed:	30 kn (56 km/h)
Complement:	235
Armament:	2 × 4.5" dual purpose on a Mk VI mounting 1 x 40mm on STAGG mounting 2 x Limbo Mortar Mk 10 Mountings
Aircraft carried:	1 × Wasp helicopter

HMS Falmouth was a Rothesay or Type 12I class anti-submarine frigate of the British Royal Navy.

Operational Service

Falmouth was leader of the 30th Escort Squadron between 1963 and 1965. She later took part in the Cod War in 1976, ramming one of the Icelandic gun boats.

Commanding officers

From	To	Captain
1963	1965	Captain Donald V M Macleod RN
1966	1967	Commander I A Wright RN
27 April 1967	2 August 1968	Commander D W Brown RN
during 1976		Captain Gerald Plumer RN
1979	1979	Commander C L Quarrie AFC RN

See also

• Cod War#The Third Cod War

External links

• MaritimeQuest HMS Falmouth pages