Type 22 frigate
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The Type 22 frigate is a class of Royal Navy warships designed primarily for anti-submarine warfare and later adapted for general-purpose roles, featuring advanced sensors and missile systems.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy ship class
ⓘ
frigate class ⓘ warship class ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Broadsword class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtIn | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn |
Falklands War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedBy | British ship designers ⓘ |
| designedFor | North Atlantic anti-submarine operations ⓘ |
| designedPeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| designedToOperateWith | Royal Navy carrier task groups NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Type 23 frigate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArmament |
anti-ship missiles
ⓘ
naval guns ⓘ surface-to-air missiles ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| hasAviationFacilityFor |
Lynx helicopter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Merlin helicopter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
anti-air warfare
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anti-submarine warfare ⓘ anti-surface warfare ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
advanced sonar systems
ⓘ
hangar for helicopters ⓘ helicopter flight deck ⓘ surface-to-air missile systems ⓘ surface-to-surface missile systems ⓘ |
| hasPropulsion | gas-turbine propulsion ⓘ |
| hasRole |
convoy protection
ⓘ
escort duties ⓘ task group air defence ⓘ |
| hasSensor |
air and surface search radar
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hull-mounted sonar ⓘ towed-array sonar ⓘ |
| hasSubclass |
Type 22 Batch 1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Type 22 Batch 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Type 22 Batch 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Leander-class frigate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole | anti-submarine warfare ⓘ |
| secondaryRole | general-purpose warfare ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| successorOf | Leander-class frigate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Brazilian Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chilean Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Romanian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ |
| usedFor | NATO maritime operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.