Hovertravel Griffon 12000TD hovercraft GH-2161 'Island Flyer' about to come ashore at Southsea
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![HMS Westminster is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy, and the second ship to bear the name. She was launched on 4 February 1992 and named for the Dukedom of Westminster. Following her refit HMS Westminster now boasts , Class and type Type 23 frigate Displacement 4,900 t (4,800 long tons; 5,400 short tons)[1] Length 133 m (436 ft 4 in) Beam 16.1 m (52 ft 10 in) Draught 7.3 m (23 ft 11 in) Propulsion CODLAG: Four 1,510 kW (2,020 shp) Paxman Valenta 12CM diesel generators Two GEC electric motors delivering 2,980 kW (4,000 shp) Two Rolls-Royce Spey SM1C delivering 23,190 kW (31,100 shp) Speed In excess of 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) Range 7,500 nautical miles (14,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h) Boats & landing craft carried 2 × PAC 24 RIBs Complement 185 (accommodation for up to 205) Sensors and processing systems Sonar 2087 Electronic warfare & decoys UAF-1 ESM, or, UAT Mod 1 Seagnat Type 182 towed torpedo decoy Surface Ship Torpedo Defence Armament Anti-air missiles: 1 × 32-cell GWS.26 VLS canisters for 32: Sea Ceptor missiles (1–25+ km) Anti-ship missiles: 2 × quad Harpoon launchers (8x missiles) Anti-submarine torpedoes: 2 × twin 12.75 in (324 mm) Sting Ray torpedo tubes Guns: 1 × BAE 4.5 inch Mk 8 naval gun 2 × 30 mm DS30M Mk2 guns, or, 2 × 30 mm DS30B guns 2 × Miniguns 4 × General-purpose machine gun Aircraft carried 1 × Westland Wildcat HMA2, armed with; 2 × anti submarine torpedoes or 1 × Westland Merlin HM2, armed with; 4 × anti submarine torpedoes Aviation facilities Flight deck Enclosed hangar](https://photos.smugmug.com/Boats-ships/i-bTgKv26/0/acf171ce/Ti/IAN09125-Ti.jpg)
