HMS Marlborough is a Duke-class Type 23 frigate formerly in service with the Royal Navy, and the sixth ship to bear the name. She was named after John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. The ship entered service with the Royal Navy in 1991 and served in the Middle East. The frigate was taken out of service in 2005 and sold to Chile. The vessel entered service with the Chilean Navy in 2008 as Almirante Condell. The ship was significantly upgraded from 2020 to 2021 and remains in service.
Marlborough was a Duke-class Type 23 frigate and carried pennant number F233 rather than the sequential number of F232 which was considered unlucky, Form S.232 being the formal notification of a grounding or collision. The course 232 is also traditionally not given for the same reason, with a course heading of half degree either side of 232 being the alternative.
Marlborough was the first naval ship on the scene to assist the stricken USS Cole after she was attacked in Aden, Yemen in October 2000. Marlborough, under the command of Captain Anthony Rix, was on passage to the UK after a six-month deployment in the Gulf and had a full medical detachment on board. When her offer of assistance was accepted, she immediately diverted to Aden.
On 27 October 2001, the ship's Lynx helicopter crashed into the Arabian Sea after an Omani warship collided with the aircraft as it was hovering above the water. The pilot and observer suffered minor injuries and were taken onboard the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious. The incident happened during exercise ‘Saif Sareea’ (Swift Sword) a joint exercise between British and Omani forces. The Lynx was dropping a dummy torpedo into the sea when an Omani vessel sailed into it from behind, catching the helicopter's rotor blades on its rigging.[1]
Marlborough played a key role in the second Gulf War, under the command of Captain Mark Anderson.
In July 2004, it was announced that Marlborough would be one of three Type 23 ships to be decommissioned by the end of 2006. In October 2004 Marlborough again came to the aid of a stricken ally when she was dispatched to assist the submarine HMCS Chicoutimi, adrift off the northwest Irish coast and arrived at the scene where RFA Wave Knight and Marlborough's sister-ship HMS Montrose were present. Montrose had been the first ship to make contact with the boat. Other ships were also dispatched, including RFA Argus.
Prior to her decommissioning, Marlborough had a US Navy officer permanently assigned to her crew. Reciprocally, a Royal Navy officer was permanently assigned to the destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill.
Transfer to Chile
The 2003 defence cuts committed Marlborough to pay off by March 2006. In June 2005, it was announced that Marlborough would be sold to the Chilean Navy.[2] The Chilean Navy officially welcomed their new Almirante Condell into the fleet at a commissioning ceremony on 28 May 2008. The vessel was the last of three former Royal Navy Type 23 frigates to be handed over to Chile, under a £134 million pound sales agreement arranged by the Ministry of Defence's Disposal Services Authority and signed in September 2005. She joins her sister ships in the Chilean Navy, the former HMS Norfolk and former HMS Grafton, handed over in November 2006 and March 2007 respectively.
Along with other Chilean vessels of her class, Almirante Condell underwent a significant upgrade from September 2020 to October 2021. The CMS 330 combat management architecture was installed along TRS-4D G-Band active scanning radars and 32 CAMM Sea Ceptor vertical-launch surface-to-air missile silos to replace the previous Sea Wolf SAM system.[3]
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Background on HMS Marlborough
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For other ships with the same name see HMS Marlborough and Chilean ship Almirante Condell 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 Marlborough F233 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message HMS Marlborough is a Duke class Type 23 frigate formerly in service with the Royal Navy and the sixth ship to bear the name She was named after John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough The ship entered service with the Royal Navy in 1991 and served in the Middle East The frigate was taken out of service in 2005 and sold to Chile The vessel entered service with the Chilean Navy in 2008 as Almirante Condell The ship was significantly upgraded from 2020 to 2021 and remains in service HMS Marlborough in Portsmouth Harbour in 2005HistoryUnited KingdomNameMarlboroughNamesakeMarlboroughOrderedSeptember 1986BuilderSwan HunterLaid down27 October 1987Launched21 January 1989Commissioned14 June 1991Decommissioned8 July 2005MottoS en Vat en Guerre He Goes to War FateSold to ChileBadgeCNS Almirante Condell FF 06 in the port of Valparaiso Chile in 2019ChileNameAlmirante CondellCommissioned2008BadgeGeneral characteristicsClass and typeDuke class Type 23 frigateDisplacement4 900 tonnesLength133 m 436 ft 4 in Beam16 1 m 52 ft 10 in Draught7 3 m 23 ft 11 in PropulsionCODLAG 2 Rolls Royce Spey boost gas turbines 4 Paxman Valenta diesel engines 2 GEC electric motorsSpeed28 knots 52 km h 32 mph 15 kn 28 km h 17 mph on diesel electricRange7 800 nmi 14 400 km 9 000 mi at 15 kn 28 km h 17 mph Complement185Armament2 ASuW Harpoon quad launchers 32 CAMM Sea Ceptor surface to air missiles 1 BAE 4 5 inch Mark 8 naval gun 2 Oerlikon 30 mm guns 4 Sting Ray torpedo tubes Seagnat and DFL3 decoy launchersAircraft carriedEurocopter AS332 Super Puma or Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin Contents 1 Service history 1 1 Royal Navy 1 2 Transfer to Chile 2 References 3 External linksService history EditRoyal Navy Edit Marlborough was a Duke class Type 23 frigate and carried pennant number F233 rather than the sequential number of F232 which was considered unlucky Form S 232 being the formal notification of a grounding or collision The course 232 is also traditionally not given for the same reason with a course heading of half degree either side of 232 being the alternative Marlborough was the first naval ship on the scene to assist the stricken USS Cole after she was attacked in Aden Yemen in October 2000 Marlborough under the command of Captain Anthony Rix was on passage to the UK after a six month deployment in the Gulf and had a full medical detachment on board When her offer of assistance was accepted she immediately diverted to Aden On 27 October 2001 the ship s Lynx helicopter crashed into the Arabian Sea after an Omani warship collided with the aircraft as it was hovering above the water The pilot and observer suffered minor injuries and were taken onboard the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious The incident happened during exercise Saif Sareea Swift Sword a joint exercise between British and Omani forces The Lynx was dropping a dummy torpedo into the sea when an Omani vessel sailed into it from behind catching the helicopter s rotor blades on its rigging 1 Marlborough played a key role in the second Gulf War under the command of Captain Mark Anderson In July 2004 it was announced that Marlborough would be one of three Type 23 ships to be decommissioned by the end of 2006 In October 2004 Marlborough again came to the aid of a stricken ally when she was dispatched to assist the submarine HMCS Chicoutimi adrift off the northwest Irish coast and arrived at the scene where RFA Wave Knight and Marlborough s sister ship HMS Montrose were present Montrose had been the first ship to make contact with the boat Other ships were also dispatched including RFA Argus Prior to her decommissioning Marlborough had a US Navy officer permanently assigned to her crew Reciprocally a Royal Navy officer was permanently assigned to the destroyer USS Winston S Churchill Transfer to Chile Edit The 2003 defence cuts committed Marlborough to pay off by March 2006 In June 2005 it was announced that Marlborough would be sold to the Chilean Navy 2 The Chilean Navy officially welcomed their new Almirante Condell into the fleet at a commissioning ceremony on 28 May 2008 The vessel was the last of three former Royal Navy Type 23 frigates to be handed over to Chile under a 134 million pound sales agreement arranged by the Ministry of Defence s Disposal Services Authority and signed in September 2005 She joins her sister ships in the Chilean Navy the former HMS Norfolk and former HMS Grafton handed over in November 2006 and March 2007 respectively Along with other Chilean vessels of her class Almirante Condell underwent a significant upgrade from September 2020 to October 2021 The CMS 330 combat management architecture was installed along TRS 4D G Band active scanning radars and 32 CAMM Sea Ceptor vertical launch surface to air missile silos to replace the previous Sea Wolf SAM system 3 References Edit UK Military Aircraft Losses Type 23 signs on for Chilean Navy PDF Preview Ministry of Defence May 2007 Archived from the original PDF on 12 December 2007 Retrieved 10 December 2007 Garcia Nicolas 25 October 2021 Asmar entrega a la Armada de Chile la ultima fragata Type 23 modernizada infodefensa com in Spanish Retrieved 26 November 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to IMO 8949616 Background on HMS Marlborough Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Marlborough F233 amp oldid 1112593147, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
