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	\|Ship armament=2 × ] ] quad launchers<br>
			* 2 x quadruple ] launchers '''total of 8 harpoons'''
	Vertical launch system ]s<br>
			* 1 x ] GWS.26 VLS '''total of 32 missiles'''
⚫	1 ~~× ]~~ ] gun~~<br>~~
			* 2 x twin 12.75in (324mm) tubes for ] ASW torpedoes '''total of 24 torpedoes'''
	2 × ] 30 mm guns<br>
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⚫	4 ~~× ] tubes<br>~~] and DFL3 decoy launchers
			* 2 x DS 30B 30mm AA guns
			* 2 x ]
		⚫	* ] and DFL3 decoy launchers
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	\|Ship aircraft=1 ~~×~~ ] helicopter		\|Ship aircraft=1 × ] helicopter
			'''Armed with'''
			* anti submarine torpedoes
			* anti ship missiles

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History
HMS Sutherland at Dartmouth, September 2007
UK
Name	HMS Sutherland (F81)
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	January 1992
Builder	Yarrow Shipbuilders
Laid down	14 October 1993
Launched	9 March 1996
Sponsored by	Lady Christina Walmsley
Commissioned	4 July 1997
Homeport	HMNB Devonport, Plymouth
Motto	list error: <br /> list (help) Sans peur "Without fear"
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class and type	'Duke'-class Type 23 frigate
Displacement	3,500 tonnes
Length	436 ft 4 in (132.99 m)
Beam	52 ft 10 in (16.10 m)
Draught	23 ft 11 in (7.29 m)
Propulsion	list error: <br /> list (help) CODLAG (Combined Diesel-eLectric And Gas) 2 × Rolls-Royce Spey boost gas-turbines 4 × Paxman Valenta diesel engines 2 × GEC electric motors
Speed	list error: <br /> list (help) 28 knots (52 km/h) 15 knots (28 km/h) on diesel-electric
Range	7,800 nautical miles (14,400 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement	186 (18 officers)
Sensors and processing systems	list error: <br /> list (help) Radar 996 (3-D surveillance) Radar 1007/1008 (navigation) Radar 1010/1011 (target identification) Sonar 2050 UAT Electronic Warfare System (passive surveillance) General Purpose Electro-Optical Director for gun control
Armament	list error: mixed text and list (help) 2 x quadruple Harpoon launchers total of 8 harpoons 1 x Sea Wolf GWS.26 VLS total of 32 missiles 2 x twin 12.75in (324mm) tubes for Stingray ASW torpedoes total of 24 torpedoes 1 x 4.5-inch Mk 8 DP gun 2 x DS 30B 30mm AA guns 2 x CIWS Seagnat and DFL3 decoy launchers
Aircraft carried	list error: mixed text and list (help) 1 × Merlin MH1 helicopter Armed with anti submarine torpedoes anti ship missiles

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Sutherland.

HMS Sutherland (F81) is a Type 23 frigate of the British Royal Navy. She is the thirteenth ship in the Duke class of frigates and is the third ship to bear the name, more than 200 years since the name was last used.

She was launched in 1996 by Lady Christina Walmsley, wife of Sir Robert Walmsley KCB. Before this occasion, Royal Navy ships had always been launched with a bottle of champagne, but Lady Walmsley broke with tradition and used a bottle of Macallan Whiskey.

She was deployed to the Falkland Islands in the winter 1998/1999. In 2000, she was part of the task force NTG2000, the first time Royal Navy ships have circumnavigated the globe since 1986. In December 2007, major upgrades worth ₤35 million were announced. This makes HMS Sutherland the most powerful frigate in the fleet. The upgrades included Sonar 2087, an upgrade to Seawolf, an improvement to the 4.5 inch gun to allow it to fire long-range ammunition, and a reshaped stern to cut fuel use.

There is a keen golfing community on-board, and the crew sometimes use the facilities of their affiliate golf course in the Royal Burgh of Dornoch.

Affiliations

The Highlanders, 4th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland
No. 201 Squadron RAF
County of Sutherland
Honourable Company of Master Mariners
Sherborne School
Clifton College, Bristol CCF's
TS Grenville, Paisley
TS Duchess, Biggleswade
The Royal Dornoch Golf Club

References

Gallery

HMS Sutherland approaching Dartmouth, September 2007
HMS Sutherland approaching Dartmouth, September 2007
HMS Sutherland at Newcastle upon Tyne, September 2004

v t e Type 23 frigates
Royal Navy	Norfolk Marlborough Argyll† Lancaster† Iron Duke† Monmouth† Westminster# Northumberland# Montrose† Richmond# Somerset# Grafton Sutherland# Kent# Portland# St Albans#
Chilean Navy	Almirante Cochrane (ex-Norfolk) Almirante Condell (ex-Marlborough) Almirante Lynch (ex-Grafton)
Preceded by: Type 22 frigate Followed by: Type 26 frigate (ASW) / Type 31 frigate (GP)
# = Fitted with towed array sonar for ASW operations † = General purpose ship without towed array sonar List of frigate classes of the Royal Navy

Commissioned ships of the Royal Navy

Aircraft carriers

Queen Elizabeth class	Queen Elizabeth Prince of Wales

Submarines

Vanguard class	Vanguard Victorious Vigilant Vengeance
Trafalgar class	Triumph
Astute class	Astute Ambush Artful Audacious Anson

Destroyers

Type 45	Daring Dauntless Diamond Dragon Defender Duncan

Frigates

Type 23	Argyll Lancaster Iron Duke Westminster Richmond Somerset Sutherland Kent Portland St Albans

Amphibious
warfare ships

Albion-class LPD	Albion Bulwark

Mine counter
measures vessels

Sandown class	Penzance Pembroke Bangor
Hunt class	Ledbury Cattistock Brocklesby Middleton Chiddingfold Hurworth

Patrol vessels

Ice patrol vessel	Protector
River class	Severn Tyne Mersey Forth Medway Trent Tamar Spey
Archer class	Archer Biter Smiter Blazer Puncher Charger Ranger Trumpeter Express Example Explorer Exploit Tracker Raider Pursuer Dasher
Cutlass class	Cutlass Dagger

Survey vessels

Ocean survey vessel	Scott
Survey launch	Magpie

Miscellaneous

Ship of the line	Victory (flagship of the First Sea Lord)

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