Sceptred Navy

Matilda Class

Main article: Type 61 Frigate

HMGS Mastiff on patrol during the TRIDENT-led naval blockade in the Verde Sea

The Type 61 Frigate or Matilda-class is a ship class of sixteen frigates operated by the Royal Gallambrian Navy. The class was introduced to improve the Navy's independent blue-water patrol capability. Since entering service, Matilda-class frigates have made multiple deployments outside local waters, including involvement in the TRIDENT multi-national deployment to the Verde Sea, and multiple operational periods in the Adlantic, Adisi and South Oriental Oceans. All sixteen frigates remain in service. All Type 61 frigates are due to replaced with Type 32 frigates under Project SEA 2000 Phase 2 by 2034.

Size	Performance	Armament	Other features
Displacement: 3,600 t (3,500 long tons; 4,000 short tons) Length: 118 m (387 ft) Complement: 179	Maximum speed: 27 kn (50 km/h; 31 mph) Range: 6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi)	1 x 8-Cell Mk 48 Mod 3 VLS for MAAM-ER 2 x Dual Taiaha Block II Mod 1 launchers 2 x twin Barracuda torpedo tubes 1 x 5 Inch Mk 14 naval gun 2 x Mk 8 Automated Small Calibre Gun 2 x L1A3 Minigun 4 x L1A7 General Purpose Machine Gun	Aircraft: 1 x Woomera HMA.1

Pennant number	Name	Commissioned	Home port	Notes
F61	HMGS Matilda	1992	Fleet Base South
F62	HMGS Minos	1992	Fleet Base South
F63	HMGS Minerva	1992	Fleet Base South
F64	HMGS Monarch	1993	Fleet Base North
F65	HMGS Merlin	1993	Fleet Base North	Part of CSG1
F66	HMGS Matchless	1993	Fleet Base North
F67	HMGS Mastiff	1994	Fleet Base South	Part of CSG2
F68	HMGS Magnificent	1994	Fleet Base South
F69	HMGS Magpie	1994	HMGNB Aroer	Part of LRG3
F70	HMGS Majestic	1995	Fleet Base North	Part of CSG1
F71	HMGS Medusa	1995	Fleet Base North
F72	HMGS Melbourne	1996	Fleet Base South	Part of LRG2
F73	HMGS Mentor	1996	Fleet Base North
F74	HMGS Minotaur	1996	Fleet Base South	Part of CSG2
F75	HMGS Meteor	1997	Fleet Base North
F76	HMGS Mystic	1997	Fleet Base North	Part of LRG1