HMS Richmond
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| Length | 133 m |
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| Refit | LIFEX 2017-2019 |
| Motto | A Deo et Rege; ("From God and the King") |
| Commissioned | 22 June 1995 |
| Status | in active service |
| Complement | 185 (accommodation for up to 205) |
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| ID | 2002734 |
About HMS Richmond
HMS Richmond is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy. She was launched on 6 April 1993 by Lady Hill-Norton, wife of the late Admiral of the Fleet The Lord Hill-Norton, and was the last warship to be built by Swan Hunter Shipbuilders. She sailed from the builders on the River Tyne in November 1994.
Sailors treated over contaminated water on warship
... They said measures were being taken to " safeguard the ship s company" during an investigation, with Hms Richmond asked to provide cover if needed...
HMS Richmond returns to UK after seven-month deployment
...Hundreds of people have welcomed back crew members on Hms Richmond which has returned to the UK after a seven-month deployment...
Sailors treated over contaminated water on warship
British sailors have needed hospital treatment after problems with water supplies on board their warship.
Submarine hunter Hms Portland returned to its home base of Portsmouth on Friday after The Incident .
A Royal Navy spokesman said it was a " precautionary measure" after an issue with The Ship 's fresh water Systems .
They said measures were being taken to " safeguard The Ship 's company" during an investigation, with Hms Richmond asked to provide cover if needed.
Hms Portland spent much of Last Year patrolling UK waters and last July co-operated with Nato allies on a submarine-hunting exercise in the North Atlantic.
It as they sailed into the North Sea along the Norwegian coast.
Last month it tracked a Russian warship as it sailed in international waters close to the UK.
The Type 23 frigate was launched in 1999 and over The Years has been used in anti-drug missions in The Caribbean (2007) and deployed against pirates off The Horn of Africa (2009).
The Ship also helped with disaster relief in Belize after Hurricane Dean in 2007.
It underwent a lengthy refit in 2021 which included an overhaul of machinery, computers and IT Systems .
Source of news: bbc.com
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