HMS Boxer (F92)
HMS Boxer was the first of the Batch 2 Type 22 frigates of the Royal Navy. She was decommissioned on 4 August 1999 and expended as a target in August 2004.
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| Name | HMS Boxer |
| Builder | Yarrow Shipbuilders |
| Laid down | 1 November 1979 |
| Launched | 17 June 1981 |
| Commissioned | 22 December 1983 |
| Decommissioned | 4 August 1999 |
| Identification | Pennant number: F92 |
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| Fate | Sunk as a target vessel |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Type 22 frigate |
| Displacement | 4,800 tons |
| Length | 146.5 m (481 ft) |
| Beam | 14.8 m (49 ft) |
| Draught | 6.4 m (21 ft) |
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| Range | 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) |
| Complement | 273 |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 × Lynx MK 8 helicopters |
Service
She was one of only two Batch 2s (the other being Beaver) fitted with the lower-height hangar of the Batch 1s, so she could only accommodate Lynx helicopters. On coming out of refit in 1990, with a clean bottom she achieved close to 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph).
During 1996 and 1997 she was leader of the 1st Frigate Squadron.
Commanding officers
| From | To | Captain[1] |
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| 1982 | 1984 | Captain Colin Cooke-Priest RN |
| 1984 | 1986 | Captain C A B Nixon Eckersall RN |
| 1986 | 1988 | Commander James Perowne RN |
| 1988 | 1990 | Commander Chris Stanford RN |
| 1990 | 1992 | Commander T J H Lawrence RN |
| 1991 | 1993 | Commander Richard Ibbotson RN |
| 1993 | 1994 | Commander Eric Fraser RN |
| 1996 | 1997 | Captain David A Lewis RN |
| 1998 | 1999 | Captain Richard Ibbotson (final decommissioning) |
References
- Mackie, Colin. "II: Royal Navy- Captains Commanding Warships". British Armed Forces (1900–). Retrieved 19 January 2014.
Publications
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
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