Harvard-class Frigate
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| Class overview | |
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| Name: | Harvard-class Guided Missile Frigate |
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| In service: | 2008 - present |
| Building: | 0 |
| Completed: | 15 |
| Active: | 15 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Frigate |
| Tonnage: | 6,300 tons |
| Length: | 145 m |
| Beam: | 22 m |
| Draught: | 6 m |
| Propulsion: | 2 x TEP-23 Gas Turbines |
| Speed: | 30+ knots |
| Range: | 10,186 km at 20 kn (18,000+ km at max fuel conservation) |
| Complement: | 112 |
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| Armament: |
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| Aircraft carried: | Helipad space for 4 x Light helicopters or 2 x medium helicopters |
The Harvard-class was designed in 2008 to meet the demand for a new domestically designed Frigate-grade vessel capable of handling the vast requirements of the Royal Navy, both in the present and in potential conflicts in the future. Eventually replacing the older Ardent-class Frigate, which had been in service since the mid 1970s, the H.M.S Harvard (FFG-260) became an incredibly modular design that received full funding for a flotilla of the class to be built.
Design
The Royal Navy placed a tender for the replacement of the Ardent-class in 2005, calling for the requirements of a Frigate capable of fielding a wide range of capabilities. The Harvard class was one of several contenders and was chosen after the inclusion of a singular TRISTAN module was placed at the fore. The class sports a formidable fighting capability for both surface vessels and sub-surface vessels with the usage of it's incredibly large hangar, of which can carry four light helicopters or two medium.
Operational history
Ships in class
| Name | Number | Builder | Launched | Comissioned | Status |
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| H.M.S Harvard | FFG-260 | Eriksson & Whales | 2 March 2008 | 22 February 2009 | Active |
| H.M.S Barrett | FFG-261 | Haleford Shipyards | 15 March 2008 | 1 August 2009 | Active |
| H.M.S Oakley | FFG-262 | Haleford Shipyards | 22 October 2008 | 8 December 2009 | Active |
| H.M.S Houston | FFG-263 | Eriksson & Whales | 1 April 2008 | 10 January 2009 | Active |
| H.M.S Queen | FFG-264 | Hartford & Sons Shipyards | 9 December 2008 | 7 August 2009 | Active |
| H.M.S Dillinger | FFG-265 | Hartford & Sons Shipyards | 10 March 2009 | 15 December 2009 | Active |
| H.M.S Knight | FFG-266 | Haleford Shipyards | 15 July 2009 | 5 August 2010 | Active |
| H.M.S Lazaro | FFG-267 | Bennett & Fountain Shipyards | 2 February 2010 | 19 December 2010 | Active |
| H.M.S Feenix | FFG-268 | Haleford Shipyards | 12 August 2010 | 7 June 2011 | Active |
| H.M.S Seonaid | FFG-269 | Bennett & Fountain Shipyards | 4 November 2010 | 18 April 2011 | Active |
| H.M.S Mendez | FFG-270 | Haleford Shipyards | 15 July 2010 | 21 February 2012 | Active |
| H.M.S Mitchell | FFG-271 | August Steelworks | 5 August 2011 | 3 June 2012 | Active |
| H.M.S Grimes | FFG-272 | Haleford Shipyards | 8 December 2013 | 23 September 2014 | Active |
| H.M.S Diaz | FFG-273 | Bennett & Fountain Shipyards | 2 January 2013 | 17 July 2014 | Active |
| H.M.S Wilson | FFG-274 | August Steelworks | 28 June 2013 | 5 March 2014 | Active |
