F16 Diomede (Type 12M Leander Class Batch 3)
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| Laid down | 30th January 1968 |
| Launched | 15th April 1969 |
| Completed | N/A |
| Commissioned | 2nd April 1971 |
| Fate | Decommissioned: 7th July 1988 |
| Builders | Yarrow, Scotstoun United Kingdom |
| Complement | 251 |
| Dimensions | |
|---|---|
| Displacement | 2450 tons std 2860 tons max |
| Dimensions | 372' x 43' |
| Draught | 18' |
| Armament | |
| Main guns | 2 x Vickers 4.5" in Mk6 turret (1 x 2) |
| Secondary guns | 2 x 40mm (2 x 1) |
| Torpedo tubes | None |
| Other weapons | As built: ASW: 1 x Mk10 Limbo AS mortar SAM: 4 x GWS22 SeaCat (1 x 4) Refitted: ASW: 1 x Mk10 Limbo AS mortar SAM: 4 x GWS22 SeaCat (1 x 4) Guns: 1 x 20mm GAM-B01 |
| Countermeasures | Type 182 towed decoy Corvus decoy launchers |
| Armour | N/A |
| Aircraft Facilities | |
| Aircraft | 1 x Westland Wasp |
| Flightdeck | N/A |
| Hangar | N/A |
| Catapults | None |
| Arrestor system | None |
| Aviation fuel | N/A |
| Electronics Fit | |
| Radar | Type 903 tracking Type 965 surveillance Type 993 tracking Type 978 navigation |
| Sonar | Type 177 attack Type 170B attack Type 162 bottomed target |
| ECM | N/A |
| Other | MRS3 director GWS22 SeaCat fire control |
| Machinery | |
| Engines | 2 x Babcock & Wilcox 550psi boilers 2 x English Electric steam turbines |
| Power output | 30000shp |
| Speed | 30kts |
| Shafts | 2 |
| Range | 5300NM @ 12kts |
| Fuel | 460 tons oil |
