HMS Antelope at San Carlos Water on 23 May 1982.
Note damaged mast (mostly hidden by smoke) and bomb entry hole on hull below funnel. | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Antelope |
Builder | Vosper Thornycroft |
Laid down | 23 March 1971 |
Launched | 16 March 1972 |
Commissioned | 19 July 1975 |
Motto | "Audax et vigilans" |
Fate | Sunk 23 May 1982 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Type 21 frigate |
Displacement | 3,250 tons full load |
Length | 384 feet (117 metres) |
Beam | 41+3⁄4 feet (12.7 metres) |
Draught | 19+1⁄2 feet (5.9 metres) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
Range |
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Complement | 177 crew |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried |
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HMS Antelope was a Type 21 frigate of the Royal Navy that participated in the Falklands War and was sunk by Argentine aircraft.