HMS Scylla (F71), HMS London (F95) & HMS Boxer (F92)

HMS Scylla (F71), HMS London (F95) & HMS Boxer (F92)


Portsmouth, United Kingdom (GB)
From the east, clockwise:

HMS Scylla

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HMS Scylla (F71) was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy (RN). She was built at Devonport Royal Dockyard and was the last RN frigate to be built at the Dockyard so far. Scylla was launched in August 1968 and commissioned in 1970.

She was sunk as an artificial reef in 2004.

HMS London

HMS London (F95) was a Type 22 frigate of the Royal Navy, originally named Bloodhound but renamed London at the request of the Mayor of London. She was flagship of the Royal Navy task force during the First Gulf War. She was decommissioned on 14 January 1999 and sold to the Romanian Navy on 14 January 2003 and renamed Regina Maria. Regina Maria was commissioned into the Romanian Navy on 21. April 2005.

HMS Boxer

HMS Boxer (F92) was the first of the Batch 2 Type 22 frigates of the Royal Navy. She was decommissioned on 4 August 1999 expended as a target in September 2004.
From the east, clockwise:

HMS Scylla

HMS Scylla (F71) was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy (RN). She was built at Devonport Royal Dockyard and was the last RN frigate to be built at the Dockyard so far. Scylla was launched in August 1968 and commissioned in 1970.

She was sunk as an artificial reef in 2004.

HMS London

HMS London (F95) was a Type 22 frigate of the Royal Navy, originally named Bloodhound but renamed London at the request of the Mayor of London. She was flagship of the Royal Navy task force during the First Gulf War. She was decommissioned on 14 January 1999 and sold to the Romanian Navy on 14 January 2003 and renamed Regina Maria. Regina Maria was commissioned into the Romanian Navy on 21. April 2005.

HMS Boxer

HMS Boxer (F92) was the first of the Batch 2 Type 22 frigates of the Royal Navy. She was decommissioned on 4 August 1999 expended as a target in September 2004.
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By: kjfitz

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