HMS Amazon – HMS Amazon was the first Type 21 frigate of the Royal Navy. Her keel was laid down…

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HMS Amazon – HMS Amazon was the first Type 21 frigate of the Royal Navy. Her keel was laid down at the Vosper Thornycroft shipyard in Southampton, England. The ship suffered a fire in the Far East in 1977, drawing attention to the risk of building warships with aluminium superstructure.

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