Gryphon-class Support Frigate

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Class overview
Name:	Gryphon-class Support Frigate
Builders:	Portsdown Naval Yards
Operators:	Royal Navy see Users
In service:	2006 - present
Building:	2
Completed:	10
Active:	10
General characteristics
Type:	Frigate
Tonnage:	4,500 light load 6,700 max load
Length:	135.45 m
Beam:	19.35 m
Draught:	6.45 m
Propulsion:	4 Sentennei CODAG-11502 diesel and gas turbines driving two shafts
Speed:	25+ knots
Range:	17,000 km+ at 15kn
Complement:	330
Sensors and processing systems:	RN/SPD-4 3D Radar Tungsten TKS-25 Surface Search Radar Tungsten TKS-40A Air Search Radar RHEA Defence Network Trixton 500 Defence Suite
Armament:	1 x 76mm Deck-gun 2 x Type 730 CIWS 3 x Tactical Archer Missile launchers (12 missiles per launcher) 2 x Standard Foreganger Missile launchers (4 missiles per launcher) or 2 x Mk 141 launchers (4 RGM-84 Harpoons per launcher)
Aircraft carried:	Helipad space for 2 x light helicopter or 1 x medium helicopter

The Gryphon-class is are a class of support ships within the Belfrasian Royal Navy. The class is a hybrid between an air defence frigate and a military transport ship/command ship with an impressive array of multi-role capabilities. The class is capable of being transformed from a combat vessel to a hospital ship, troop transport, or command vessel within a day.

Design

The class design is based upon a failed candidate for a Draganesti-bound patrol frigate. The design was elongated and made taller to fit an internal multipurpose deck with a vehicle ramp on the stern of the vessel. The ship is capable of serving as a transport and base of operations for a company-sized force of 200 men with their vehicles. Alternatively, the ship is capable of being used for mine-laying and mine clearance operations, with a capacity for 300 mines and for an impressive amount of mine detection and clearance equipment along with a retractable gantry crane located above the stern vehicle ramp, which itself is also used for the launch and recovery of landing craft. The ship is capable of supporting a containerized hospital, a command center for up to 80 individuals, or as a simple transport for a large number of containers or 55 vehicles, including up to 7 MBTs.

The ship is armed with three TE-15 Archer anti-air missile launcher systems for a total of 36 missiles, along with a total of eight TE-22 Foreganger Anti-Shipping Heavy Missiles. The ship sports six Trixton 500 defence suite launchers with the capability of defending a small task force with passive and active countermeasures. A 76mm deck-gun is positioned on the bow, in front of one of the ship's two Type 730 CIWS mounts.

Ships in class

Name	Number	Builder	Launched	Comissioned	Status
H.M.S Gryphon	FF-753	Hartford & Sons Shipyards	5 June 2005	20 March 2006	Active
H.M.S Lamendola	FF-758	Hartford & Sons Shipyards	12 July 2005	5 December 2006	Active
H.M.S Shepard	FF-755	Hartford & Sons Shipyards	15 January 2006	2 March 2007	Active
H.M.S Fox	FF-757	Hartford & Sons Shipyards	5 November 2008	28 June 2009	Active
H.M.S Doyle	FF-759	Hartford & Sons Shipyards	8 May 2010	15 August 2011	Active
H.M.S Clarke	FF-782	Bennett & Fountain Shipyards	3 June 2014	-	In trials
H.M.S Sharpe	FF-783	Bennett & Fountain Shipyards	5 April 2015	-	In trials

Valinese Ships

Name	Number	Builder	Launched	Comissioned	Status
V.R.S. Griffon	FFG-42	Hartford & Sons Shipyards	8 August 2010	24 August 2010	Active
V.R.S. Seqer	FFG-43	Hartford & Sons Shipyards	10 September 2010	25 October 2010	Active
V.R.S. Ċawlun	FFG-44	Hartford & Sons Shipyards	17 November 2010	28 December 2010	Active
V.R.S. Kellu	FFG-45	Hartford & Sons Shipyards	10 January 2011	17 February 2011	Active
V.R.S. Ikħal	FFG-46	Hartford & Sons Shipyards	9 May 2011	13 June 2011	Active

Users

• Belfras
  • Royal Navy

• Template:Country data Valinor
  • Valinese Royal Navy

See also

• Royal Navy