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Name Official number Flag IMO
YARMOUTH    GBR   
Year built Date launched Date completed
1960  23/03/1959  24/03/1960 
Vessel type Vessel description
Naval Frigate  Steel Steam Turbine 2 Masts 
Builder Yard Yard no
John Brown & Co Ltd., Clydebank Clydebank  710 
 

Tonnage Length Breadth Depth Draft
 /  / 2380 disp 370 ft oa  41 ft    17 ft 
Engine builder ,
Engine detail
2-shaft, geared steam turbines, 2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers, 30,000shp giving 29knots 

First owner First port of register Registration date
Admiralty     
Other names
 
Subsequent owner and registration history
 
Vessel history
Frigate Rothesay Class - F.101

1982 Falklands Task Force 
Remarks
 
End year Fate / Status
1987  Target 16/06/1987 
Disposal Detail
16/6/1987 sunk as a target by HMS Manchester 
 

 

Yarmouth 1961
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Yarmouth entering Taranto
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Yarmouth Falklands
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YARMOUTH
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