Broadsword was ordered from Yarrow Shipbuilders on 8 February 1974 and was laid down at Yarrow's Scotstoun shipyard on 7 February 1975. She was launched on 12 May 1976 and commissioned on 3 May 1979.[2]
Royal Navy serviceedit
While on sea trials, Broadsword was called into service as the command ship during the large rescue operation required after storms struck the 1979 Fastnet race.[3]
Broadsword took part in the 1982 Falklands War. On 25 May 1982, she was paired with HMS Coventry to draw Argentine aircraft away from the landings at San Carlos. If Coventry's long range Sea Dart missiles missed, then Broadsword's shorter range Sea Wolf missile system could engage aircraft (and missiles). Two pairs of Argentine aircraft attacked the ships at low level. Coventry was not able to achieve a missile lock on the first pair and Broadsword's Sea Wolf system shut down. Broadsword was hit by one bomb from the first pair, which bounced up through the helicopter deck, hitting the Westland Lynx helicopter, before exiting and exploding harmlessly. The other pair of aircraft targeted Coventry which made a turn to reduce her profile—this took her into the line of fire of Broadsword's Sea Wolf system, preventing Broadsword from firing on the aircraft. Bombs from the two Argentine Douglas A-4 Skyhawks damaged and sunk the Coventry.[4]Broadsword subsequently rescued 170 of the sunken Coventry's crew.
Captain G W R Biggs commanded Broadsword between 10 April 1985 and 15 May 1986 and Commander M W G Kerr who commanded between 27 July 1988 and 18 May 1990 both subsequently became flag officers.
In 1993 Broadsword took part in the naval operation in support of Operation Grapple (Yugoslavia), in the Adriatic Sea. Upon completion on 8 July 1993, a fire broke out in the aft auxiliary machinery room which resulted in the deaths of two on-watch engineers.[6]
By July 1994, HMS Broadsword was serving as the West Indies Guard Ship until she returned to the United Kingdom in March 1995 for decommissioning.[7][8]
Brazilian serviceedit
In November 1994, Broadsword was sold to Brazil alongside her sisters HMS Brazen, HMS Brilliant, and HMS Battleaxe for £116,000,000.[9] She was official decommissioned from Royal Navy service on 31 March 1995 and entered the Brazilian Navy on 30 June 1995 as Greenhalgh.
On 10 August 2021, Greenhalgh was decommissioned from Brazilian service.[11]
Referencesedit
^"Após 26 anos, Fragata "Greenhalgh" deixa o serviço ativo da Marinha". Defesa Aerea e Naval. 11 August 2021. from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
^"List of Argentine Aircraft Destroyed". from the original on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
^"Two killed in frigate fire". UK. The Independent. London. 8 July 1993. from the original on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
^"Royal Navy (Hansard, 16 February 1995)". from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
^"Broadsword West Indies Guard Ship 1994 -95". from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
^"Defence Equipment: Sales". from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
^"Brazilian navy ship Greenhalgh in the Atlantic". from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
^"Após 26 anos, Fragata "Greenhalgh" deixa o serviço ativo da Marinha". Defesa Aerea e Naval. 11 August 2021. from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
Prézelin, Bernard; Baker III, A.D., eds. (1991). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 1990/1991. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press. ISBN0-87021-250-8.
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For other ships with the same name see HMS Broadsword HMS Broadsword was the lead ship and first Batch 1 unit of the Type 22 frigates of the Royal Navy HMS Broadsword in Portsmouth Harbour 1982HistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS BroadswordOperatorRoyal NavyBuilderYarrow ShipbuildersLaid down7 February 1975Launched12 May 1976Commissioned4 May 1979Decommissioned31 March 1995HomeportHMNB DevonportIdentificationPennant number F88FateSold to Brazil 30 June 1995BrazilNameGreenhalghOperatorBrazilian NavyIdentificationMMSI number 710405000 Callsign PWGH Pennant number F46StatusDecommissioned 10 August 2021 1 General characteristicsClass and typeType 22 frigateDisplacement4 400 tonsLength131 2 m 430 ft Beam14 8 m 48 ft Draught6 1 m 20 ft Propulsion2 shafts COGOG 2 Rolls Royce Olympus TM3B boost gas turbines 54 600 shp 2 Rolls Royce Tyne RM1C cruise gas turbines 9 700 shp Speed18 knots 33 km h cruise 30 knots 56 km h top speedComplement222Armament2 2x torpedo tubes for Mk 46 torpedoes 2 6 GWS25 Seawolf SAM launchers 4 1 Exocet SSM launchers 2 40 mm Bofors AA guns 2 Oerlikon 20 mm cannonAircraft carried1 Lynx Lynx HAS 2 helicopter Contents 1 Construction 2 Royal Navy service 3 Brazilian service 4 References 5 Publications 6 External linksConstruction editBroadsword was ordered from Yarrow Shipbuilders on 8 February 1974 and was laid down at Yarrow s Scotstoun shipyard on 7 February 1975 She was launched on 12 May 1976 and commissioned on 3 May 1979 2 Royal Navy service editWhile on sea trials Broadsword was called into service as the command ship during the large rescue operation required after storms struck the 1979 Fastnet race 3 nbsp Broadsword in formation with HMS Hermes in 1982Broadsword took part in the 1982 Falklands War On 25 May 1982 she was paired with HMS Coventry to draw Argentine aircraft away from the landings at San Carlos If Coventry s long range Sea Dart missiles missed then Broadsword s shorter range Sea Wolf missile system could engage aircraft and missiles Two pairs of Argentine aircraft attacked the ships at low level Coventry was not able to achieve a missile lock on the first pair and Broadsword s Sea Wolf system shut down Broadsword was hit by one bomb from the first pair which bounced up through the helicopter deck hitting the Westland Lynx helicopter before exiting and exploding harmlessly The other pair of aircraft targeted Coventry which made a turn to reduce her profile this took her into the line of fire of Broadsword s Sea Wolf system preventing Broadsword from firing on the aircraft Bombs from the two Argentine Douglas A 4 Skyhawks damaged and sunk the Coventry 4 Broadsword subsequently rescued 170 of the sunken Coventry s crew nbsp Broadsword port viewShe shot down one IAI Dagger of FAA Grupo 6 and shared an Douglas A 4C Skyhawk kill with HMS Antelope s SeaCat land based Rapiers and Blowpipe surface to air missiles 5 Captain G W R Biggs commanded Broadsword between 10 April 1985 and 15 May 1986 and Commander M W G Kerr who commanded between 27 July 1988 and 18 May 1990 both subsequently became flag officers In 1993 Broadsword took part in the naval operation in support of Operation Grapple Yugoslavia in the Adriatic Sea Upon completion on 8 July 1993 a fire broke out in the aft auxiliary machinery room which resulted in the deaths of two on watch engineers 6 By July 1994 HMS Broadsword was serving as the West Indies Guard Ship until she returned to the United Kingdom in March 1995 for decommissioning 7 8 Brazilian service editIn November 1994 Broadsword was sold to Brazil alongside her sisters HMS Brazen HMS Brilliant and HMS Battleaxe for 116 000 000 9 She was official decommissioned from Royal Navy service on 31 March 1995 and entered the Brazilian Navy on 30 June 1995 as Greenhalgh Greenhalgh was the first Brazilian navy ship to integrate in a U S strike group in July 2008 during a Composite Training Unit Exercise COMPUTEX led by USS Iwo Jima 10 On 10 August 2021 Greenhalgh was decommissioned from Brazilian service 11 References edit Apos 26 anos Fragata Greenhalgh deixa o servico ativo da Marinha Defesa Aerea e Naval 11 August 2021 Archived from the original on 12 August 2021 Retrieved 12 August 2021 Prezelin and Baker 1990 p 711 Rousmaniere John 1993 Fastnet The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing Norton ISBN 978 0 393 30865 5 Hart Dyke David 2007 Four Weeks in May The Loss ofHMS Coventry Atlantic Books ISBN 978 1 84354 590 3 List of Argentine Aircraft Destroyed Archived from the original on 29 May 2009 Retrieved 19 December 2009 Two killed in frigate fire UK The Independent London 8 July 1993 Archived from the original on 16 December 2010 Retrieved 1 May 2022 Royal Navy Hansard 16 February 1995 Archived from the original on 2 December 2020 Retrieved 26 August 2021 Broadsword West Indies Guard Ship 1994 95 Archived from the original on 26 August 2021 Retrieved 26 August 2021 Defence Equipment Sales Archived from the original on 26 August 2021 Retrieved 26 August 2021 Brazilian navy ship Greenhalgh in the Atlantic Archived from the original on 26 August 2021 Retrieved 26 August 2021 Apos 26 anos Fragata Greenhalgh deixa o servico ativo da Marinha Defesa Aerea e Naval 11 August 2021 Archived from the original on 12 August 2021 Retrieved 12 August 2021 Publications editColledge 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 Prezelin Bernard Baker III A D eds 1991 The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 1990 1991 Annapolis Maryland USA Naval Institute Press ISBN 0 87021 250 8 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to HMS Broadsword F88 Broadsword Association Broadsword photos Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Broadsword F88 amp oldid 1183495820, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
