HMS Ariadne (F72)

HMS Ariadne
History
RN EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Ariadne
OperatorRoyal Navy
BuilderYarrow Shipbuilders
Laid down1 November 1969
Launched10 September 1971
Commissioned10 February 1973
DecommissionedMay 1992
IdentificationPennant number: F72
FateSold to Chile, 1992
Chilean Naval EnsignChile
NameGeneral Baquedano
NamesakeManuel Baquedano
OperatorChilean Navy
Commissioned1992
DecommissionedDecember 1998
FateSunk as target in 2004
General characteristics
Class and typeLeander-class frigate
Displacement3,200 long tons (3,251 t) full load
Length113.4 m (372 ft)
Beam12.5 m (41 ft)
Draught5.8 m (19 ft)
Propulsion2 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers supplying steam to two sets of White-English Electric double-reduction geared turbines to two shafts
Speed28 knots (52 km/h)
Range4,600 nautical miles (8,500 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement223
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × Westland Wasp helicopter

HMS Ariadne was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1971, was sold to Chile in 1992 and sunk as a target hulk in 2004.


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