HMS Westminster (F237)
[6] On 3 February 1999, Westminster joined the Atlantic Patrol Ship South, relieving HMS Norfolk which was taking part in Operation Basilica in Sierra Leone.200 naval officers and sailors in full ceremonial uniform paraded through the streets of London from Westminster Abbey to Horse Guards as part of the celebration service.The honour entitles the crew the freedom to "parade through the City on all ceremonial occasions in full panoply and with drums beating, colours flying and bayonets fixed".[9] The frigate was deployed to Burma in May 2008 to spearhead the British relief effort after Cyclone Nargis devastated the country, but later had to withdraw after the junta refused to grant permission for aid to be landed.[13] Whilst in the Persian Gulf she made a port call in Dubai where one of her sailors (Leading Seaman Timothy Andrew MacColl, 27, from Gosport in Hampshire)[14][15] disappeared, prompting a bilateral search between the Royal Navy and local authorities.In September 2013, she practised anti-submarine drills with the Italian Navy's Sauro-class submarine Salvatore Pelosi and the Durand de la Penne-class destroyer Francesco Mimbelli.
HMS WestminsterUnited KingdomSwan HunterTyne and WearIMO numberMMSI numberCallsignType 23frigateCODLAGPaxman Valentaelectric motorsRolls-Royce Speynautical milesSonar 2087SeagnatSurface Ship Torpedo DefenceGWS 35 Vertical Launching System (VLS)Sea CeptorHarpoonSting Ray torpedo4.5 inch Mk 8 naval gun30 mm DS30M Mk2 gunsMinigunsGeneral-purpose machine gunWildcat HMA2Sting RayMartletWestland Merlin HM2hangarType 23 frigateRoyal NavylaunchedDukedom of WestminsterMontserratHMS SouthamptonJames BondTomorrow Never DiesHMS NorfolkOperation BasilicaSierra LeoneMerlinhelicopterssubmarinesship's companyCity of WestminsterWestminster AbbeyHorse GuardsCyclone NargisOperation Ellamy2011 Libyan civil warnaval blockadeWestern ApproachesGeorge H.W. BushThursday WarPortsmouthguided-missile destroyerDaringPersian GulfArgyllLeading Seaman Timothy Andrew MacCollExercise Joint WarriorGibraltarItalian NavySauro-class submarineDurand de la Penne-class destroyerUSS DallasEast India DockCanary WharfRadar Type 997Iron DukeGdyniaSinkExUSS BooneNorth AtlanticType 26 frigateCity of London SchoolDuke of WestminsterHousehold Cavalry Mounted RegimentNational Westminster BankQueen's Own YeomanryUniversity of LondonWestminster Abbey Choir SchoolWestminster Underground StationWorshipful Company of Fan MakersNavy NewsWestminster City CouncilThe Daily TelegraphThe Washington PostThe NewsGov.ukType 23 frigatesNorfolkMarlboroughLancasterMonmouthNorthumberlandMontroseRichmondSomersetGraftonSutherlandPortlandSt AlbansChilean NavyAlmirante CochraneAlmirante CondellAlmirante LynchType 22 frigateType 26 frigate (ASW)Type 31 frigate (GP)List of frigate classes of the Royal NavyCommissioned ships of the Royal NavyAircraft carriersQueen Elizabeth classQueen ElizabethPrince of WalesVanguard classVanguardVictoriousVigilantVengeanceTrafalgar classTriumphAstute classAstute