Birmingham was also one of the first ships together with Ardent that served in the Persian Gulf on the Armilla patrol that protected oil supplies during the Iran–Iraq War in 1980. She was also the first ship to replenish a Sea Dart missile at sea. Birmingham spent much of her service as Fleet Contingency Ship and spent considerable time in the post-Falklands conflict patrol role. In 1984 she patrolled the Falklands and acted as a radar picket ship along with the frigatesBroadsword and Ajax. In 1985 she took part in Standing Naval Force Mediterranean, calling at Gibraltar, Palma de Mallorca, Naples, & Messina. After a refit at Rosyth dockyard, she returned to Portsmouth in 1988 for sea trials and re-acceptance to the fleet. Commanded by Roy Clare, Director of the Maritime Museum in London (2006-7), her first deployment post-refit was a tour to the Persian Gulf region, returning in March 1989.
In July 1990, whilst on deployment as part of the West Indies Guard Ship, Birmingham, supported by RFAOakleaf was ordered to sail from Florida to Trinidad in response to the Jamaat al Muslimeen coup attempt, in which Islamist fundamentalists had taken hostages. However, as the Birmingham arrived the hostages were released.[1]
Birminghampaid off at Portsmouth on 10 December 1999. In early January 2000 under her own power, she sailed to Devonport where, for the next two months, she was stripped of usable equipment. In May 2000 she was towed back to Portsmouth where she was sold for scrap, leaving under tow for Spain on 20 October 2000.[2]
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^Roberts, John (2009). Safeguarding the Nation: The Story of the Modern Royal Navy. Naval Institute Press. ISBN978-1591148128.
^"HMS Birmingham D 86 Sheffield class Type 42 Guided Missile Destroyer Royal Navy". www.seaforces.org. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
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birmingham, other, ships, with, same, name, birmingham, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, birmingham, . For other ships with the same name see HMS Birmingham This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources HMS Birmingham D86 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message HMS Birmingham was a Type 42 destroyer laid down by Cammell Laird and Company Limited at Birkenhead on 28 March 1972 launched on 30 July 1973 by Lady Empson wife of Sir Derek Empson and commissioned on 3 December 1976 She was named for the city of Birmingham England HMS BirminghamHistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS BirminghamBuilderCammell LairdLaid down28 March 1972Launched30 July 1973Commissioned3 December 1976Decommissioned31 December 1999IdentificationPennant number D86Nickname s The Brum FateSold for scrap on 20 October 2000General characteristicsClass and typeType 42 destroyerDisplacement4 820 tonnesLength125 m 410 ft Beam14 3 m 47 ft Draught5 8 m 19 ft Propulsion2 shaft COGOG 4 Rolls Royce producing 36 MW 48 000 hp 2 Olympus TM3B and 2 Tyne RM1CSpeed30 knots 56 km h Complement287Armament2 Sea Dart surface to air missile launcher 1 4 5 inch 114 mm Mk 8 gunAircraft carriedLynx HMA8Birmingham was also one of the first ships together with Ardent that served in the Persian Gulf on the Armilla patrol that protected oil supplies during the Iran Iraq War in 1980 She was also the first ship to replenish a Sea Dart missile at sea Birmingham spent much of her service as Fleet Contingency Ship and spent considerable time in the post Falklands conflict patrol role In 1984 she patrolled the Falklands and acted as a radar picket ship along with the frigates Broadsword and Ajax In 1985 she took part in Standing Naval Force Mediterranean calling at Gibraltar Palma de Mallorca Naples amp Messina After a refit at Rosyth dockyard she returned to Portsmouth in 1988 for sea trials and re acceptance to the fleet Commanded by Roy Clare Director of the Maritime Museum in London 2006 7 her first deployment post refit was a tour to the Persian Gulf region returning in March 1989 In July 1990 whilst on deployment as part of the West Indies Guard Ship Birmingham supported by RFA Oakleaf was ordered to sail from Florida to Trinidad in response to the Jamaat al Muslimeen coup attempt in which Islamist fundamentalists had taken hostages However as the Birmingham arrived the hostages were released 1 Birmingham paid off at Portsmouth on 10 December 1999 In early January 2000 under her own power she sailed to Devonport where for the next two months she was stripped of usable equipment In May 2000 she was towed back to Portsmouth where she was sold for scrap leaving under tow for Spain on 20 October 2000 2 References edit Roberts John 2009 Safeguarding the Nation The Story of the Modern Royal Navy Naval Institute Press ISBN 978 1591148128 HMS Birmingham D 86 Sheffield class Type 42 Guided Missile Destroyer Royal Navy www seaforces org Retrieved 26 February 2024 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Birmingham D86 amp oldid 1210420964, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
