HMNZS Canterbury (F-421)
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HMNZS Canterbury was one of two broad beam Leander class frigates operated by the RNZN from 1971 to 2005. HMNZS Canterbury was laid down on 12 June 1969 and launched 11 months later on 6 May 1970. Commissioned on the 22 October 1971, Canterbury went onto see operational service in the Persian Gulf, supporting UN sanctions against Iraq and in East Timor. In addition Canterbury relieved a Royal Navy Frigate in the Indian Ocean, during the Falklands War, relieved the frigate HMNZS Otago at Murorua Atoll during anti nuclear protests.
Canterbury decommissioned in 2005.
Specifications
- Displacement: 2945 Tonnes (Full Load)
- Dimensions: 113.4m x 13.1m x 5.5m
- Endurance: 30 days or 5500nm @ 15kts: Max speed 28kts
- Complement: 245: 15 Officers
- Machinery: 2 Babcock & Wilcox Boilers - 38.7 cm sq, 454oC, 22.4 MW, 2 Diesel Generators
Sensors
Both vessels were extensively modernized from the 1980's. The sensors listed below were those fitted to the vessel at the time the vessels were withdrawn from service.
- Air Search Radar: Signaal LW-08 D Band: Range 265km for 2m2 Target
- Air Surface Search Radar: Plessey Type 993 E/F Band
- Navigation Radar: Kelvin Hughes Type 1006 I band
- Hull Sonar: Graseby Type 750 Medium Frequency Active
- Electronic Surveillance: Argo Phoenix intercept and Jammer, Telegon PST 1288 HVU
- IFF system: Cossor Mk XII
- Data System: Plessey/Marconi Nautis F with Link 11
- Weapons Control: RCA TR-76 I Band
Weapons
- Guns: 2 x 1 Vickers 114mm Mk 6 – 20rpm to 19km, 1 x Phalanx CIWS – 3000 rpm to 1.5km, 4 x 12.7mm.
- Missiles: Seacat Missile system removed early 1990’s and replaced by Phalanx.
- Anti Submarine: Mk 46 Mod 5 ASW torpedo in Mk 32 Tubes
- Helicopter Launched M46 Mod 2 ASW torpedo, Maverick AGM-65 (NZ) Air to surface missile,
- Depth Charges, M-60 Machine Gun,
- Countermeasures 2 SRBOC Mk 36 Mod 1 launchers
Aircraft
Orginally fitted to operate the Wasp helicopter but both vessels later operated the Kaman SH-2G Helicopter.Sources: Jane's Fighting Ships (Various Editions), Royal New Zealand Navy
| Leander-class frigate |
| Royal Navy (Leander class) |
| Achilles | Ajax | Andromeda | Apollo | Arethusa | Ariadne | Argonaut | Aurora | Bacchante | Charybdis | Cleopatra | Danae | Dido | Diomede | Euryalus | Galatea | Hermione | Juno | Jupiter | Leander | Minerva | Naiad | Penelope | Phoebe | Scylla | Sirius |
| Royal Australian Navy (River class) |
| Parramatta | Yarra | Stuart | Derwent | Swan | Torrens |
| Royal New Zealand Navy (Leander class) |
| Waikato | Canterbury |
| Indian Navy (Nilgiri class) |
| Nilgiri | Himgiri | Udaygiri | Dunagiri | Taragiri | Vindhyagiri |
| Royal Netherlands Navy (Van Speijk class) |
| Van Speijk | Van Galen | Tjerk Hiddes | Van Nes | Isaac Sweers | Evertsen |
| List of frigates of the Royal Navy |
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