Mike Morton – 5th December 2025 at 1:04pm HMS Lancaster is being retired after almost 35 years of service – nearly double her expected lifespan. The Type 23 frigate will not be coming to the UK one final time, as the decision has been made to dispose of her in Bahrain. However, Fleet Commander ViceContinue reading “HMS Lancaster retiring: Built for 18 years of service – but went on to do 34”
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HMS Scylla F71 – HMS Scylla after her Seawolf conversion in 1989
HMS Sirius (F40) was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy (RN)
HMS Sirius (F40) was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy (RN) built by H.M. Dockyard Portsmouth, and was the penultimate RN warship to be built there for a period of forty years, until Vosper Thornycroft built HMS Clyde. Sirius was launched on 22 September 1964 and commissioned on 15 June 1966. The ship continuedContinue reading “HMS Sirius (F40) was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy (RN)”
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