F76 Mermaid (Mermaid Class)


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Laid down 28th October 1965
Launched 29th December 1966
Completed 7th June 1968
Commissioned 16th May 1973
Fate Sold:
1977 to Malaysian Navy
Builders Yarrow, Scotstoun
United Kingdom
Complement 177
Dimensions
Displacement 2300 tons std
2520 tons max
Dimensions 340' x 40'
Draught 12'
Armament
Main guns 2 x Vickers 4" (1 x 2)
Secondary guns As built:
4 x 40mm (4 x 1)
Refitted:
2 x 40mm (2 x 1)
Torpedo tubes None
Other weapons ASW:
1 x Squid AS mortar
Countermeasures N/A
Armour N/A
Aircraft Facilities
Aircraft None
Flightdeck N/A
Hangar None
Catapults None
Arrestor system None
Aviation fuel None
Electronics Fit
Radar Plessy AWS1 surveillance
Sonar Type 170
Type 176
ECM N/A
Other N/A
Machinery
Engines 8 x ASR1 diesels
Power output 16000bhp
Speed 24kts
Shafts 2
Range N/A
Fuel 230 tons diesel

After the ships cancellation by the Ghanian government, she was completed by Yarrow in the hope of finding a customer.

Returning from Vietnam in 1976, she collided with and sank the minesweeper Fittleton, with the loss of several lives. Mermaid spent most of her Royal Navy life as guardship at Singapore, as she was not sophisticated enough for front line duties.

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