Tribal-class frigate

The Type 81, or Tribal class, frigates were ordered and built as sloops to carry out similar duties to the immediate post-war improved Black Swan-class sloops and Loch-class frigates in the Persian Gulf. In the mid-1960s, the seven Tribals were reclassified as second-class general-purpose frigates to maintain frigate numbers. After the British withdrawal from East of Suez in 1971, the Tribals operated in the NATO North Atlantic sphere with the only update being the fitting of Seacat missiles to all by 1977, limited by their single propeller and low speed of 24 knots. In 1979–80, age and crew and fuel shortages saw them transferred to the stand-by squadrons; three were reactivated in 1982 during the Falklands War for training and guardship duties in the West Indies.

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1961  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Type 81 frigate
7 produced, 
frigate, HMNB Portsmouth, J. Samuel White, HMNB Devonport, Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited, Alexander Stephen and Sons, Vickers, Indonesian Navy, John I. Thornycroft & Company, Royal Navy, United Kingdom, 

HMS Ashanti, HMS Eskimo, HMS Gurkha, HMS Mohawk, HMS Nubian, HMS Tartar, HMS Zulu, 

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  HMS Ashanti ⓘ
  1959 Tribal-class frigate

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  HMS Tartar ⓘ
  1960 Tribal-class frigate

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  HMS Nubian ⓘ
  1960 Tribal-class frigate

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  HMS Gurkha ⓘ
  1960 Tribal-class frigate

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  HMS Eskimo ⓘ
  1961 Tribal-class frigate

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  HMS Mohawk ⓘ
  1962 Tribal-class frigate

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  HMS Zulu ⓘ
  1962 Tribal-class frigate

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1961 Tribal-class frigate

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1961 HMS Ashanti

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1962 HMS Tartar

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1962 HMS Nubian

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1963 HMS Gurkha

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1963 HMS Eskimo

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1963 HMS Mohawk

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1964 HMS Zulu

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Frigates at Devonport (11115042244)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
object	watercraft	1961	HMS Ashanti	frigate, Tribal-class frigate	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1962	HMS Tartar	frigate, Tribal-class frigate	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1962	HMS Nubian	frigate, Tribal-class frigate	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1963	HMS Gurkha	frigate, Tribal-class frigate	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1963	HMS Eskimo	frigate, Tribal-class frigate	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1963	HMS Mohawk	frigate, Tribal-class frigate	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1964	HMS Zulu	frigate, Tribal-class frigate	Wikidata
commons	image		Frigates at Devonport (11115042244)		Commons