Type 22
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 1979
Total Production : 14
Model | Status | Year | Produced |
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Type 22 | Active | 1979 | 14 |
Type 22
Group : Frigates
Status : Active
Also Known As : Almirante Williams (Chile), Broadsword (UK), Greenhalgh (Brazil), Regele Ferdinand (Romania), T22
Origin : United Kingdom
Contractor : BAE Systems
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 1979
Total Production : 14
Royal Navy's Type 22 class frigates were originally designed to conduct Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) missions. Afterwards anti-surface and anti-aircraft capabilities were added to these ships. Its weapon system includes two Super Lynx ASW helicopters, a 114mm caliber naval gun, Harpoon or Exocet anti-ship missiles, SeaWolf Surface-to-Air missiles (SAM), and Goalkeeper Close-In Weapon Systems (CIWS).
The Royal Navy (RN) ordered 14 Type 22 frigates. Five ex-RN frigates were sold to the navies of Brazil and Chile. In December 2002 the governments of the United Kingdom and Romania agreed on the sale of two regenerated and modernized ships. The upgrade was carried out by BAE Systems under £116 million contract.
Operators
Country | Status | State | Notes |
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![]() | Active | 2/4 | ex-Royal Navy ships |
![]() | Active | 1 | ex-Royal Navy ship |
![]() | Active | 2/2 | ex-Royal Navy ships |
![]() | Retired - No Longer Operational | 0/14 |
Specifications
Notes | ||
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Crew | 250 | |
Dimensions | ||
Beam | 15 meter | |
Length | 148 meter | |
Main Gun Caliber | 114 millimeter | |
Mass | ||
Full Displacement | 4,850 ton | |
Power | ||
Total Combined Power | 37,500 shp | |
Speed | ||
Top Speed | 15.5 mps |
Gear
Anti-Ship Missiles | ||
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MM38 Exocet | ||
RGM-84D Harpoon | ||
ASW Helicopters | ||
Super Lynx | 2 | |
Sea-Based Air Defense Systems | ||
Goalkeeper | 1 | |
Sonar Systems | ||
Sonar 2050 | 1 | |
Surface-to-Air Missiles | ||
Seawolf | ||
Seawolf Block 2 |
Listing
Ship | Status | Com | Decom |
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Active | 1995 1979 |
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Decommissioned | 1996 1981 |
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Decommissioned | 1996 1986 |
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Active | 1997 1980 |
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Active | September 5, 2003 July 26, 1988 |
November 15, 2002 |
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Active | 2004 1988 |
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Active | 2005 1988 |
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Decommissioned | 1988 | April 30, 2011 |
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Decommissioned | 1989 | April 1, 2011 |
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Decommissioned | 1989 | April 1, 2011 |
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Decommissioned | 1990 | January 31, 2011 |
News
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Changes to the Royal Navy's surface fleet, including the withdrawal from service of HMS Illustrious and the four remaining Type 22 frigates, have been announced today by

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The MOD has signed a contract for the Assessment Phase of the Royal Navy's next generation of warships - the Type 26 combat ship.
Portsmouth, United Kingdom: A new generation of Royal Navy ships, designed to meet the UK’s future defence, security and peacekeeping needs, is the focus of a £3.
Thales UK has signed a contract with the Ministry of Defence to provide an innovative support solution for electronic warfare (EW) equipment fitted to the Royal Navy's warship
Chelmsford, United Kingdom - BAE Systems has been awarded a £141m contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to maintain the Seawolf air defence system on board the Royal Navy’s.
BAE Systems and the Asmar Ship building and Ship repair company have signed an MoU to cooperate on ship support for the Chilean Navy.
MBDA has announced that the Seawolf Block 2 naval point air defense missile has been successfully fired for the first time at the Vidsel missile test range in Sweden.
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Notes
State Latest Known holdings/Original Procurement
Com - Date of Commissioning
Decom - Date of Decommissioning
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