PLATFORM TYPE:   ROTHESAY (MODIFIED TYPE 12) CLASS FRIGATE FFG
PLATFORM NAME:   HMS PLYMOUTH F 126

DESCRIPTION:     DESIGNED FOR OPEN OCEAN ESCORT AND PATROL
SPEED:           28KTS
MANNING LEVEL:   235
DIMENSIONS:      370 FT x 41 x 17.3 FT
DISPLACEMENT:    2,800 FULL LOAD
RANGE:           4,000 AT 15KTS
POWER PLANT:     2 BOILERS
                 2 DOUBLE REDUCTION GEAR
                 TURBINES 30,000 SHP
                 2 SHAFTS

SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILES:
                 1 QUAD SEACAT LAUNCHERS

ANTI-SUBMARINE WEAPONS:
                 1 3-BARRELED MK10 MORTAR

GUNS:
                 1  4.5 IN TWIN (115mm) MK6
                 4  20mm BMARC GUNS

RADARS:
    (AIR SRCH):        TYPE 994
    (FIRE CTRL):       TYPE 903
                       GWS-20 FOR SEACAT
    (SURFACE SRCH):    TYPE 978/994
    (NAVIGATION):      TYPE 978

SONAR:
                       TYPE 170
                       TYPE 177

AIRCRAFT:              1 WASP

COUNTRY:               UK
COMMENTS:              THE HMS PLYMOUTH WAS CONVERTED
                       INTO A MUSEUM IN 1990.

 
