HMS Zulu (F124)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Zulu.
HMS Zulu (F124) was a Tribal-class frigate of the Royal Navy in service from 1964 to 1984. She was the third ship bearing the name of HMS Zulu, having been named after an ethnic group located primarily in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. Zulu was built by Alexander Stephen and Sons, of Govan. She was launched on 3 July 1962 and commissioned on 17 April 1964.
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HMS Zulu | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Zulu |
Namesake | Zulu people |
Builder | Alexander Stephen and Sons, Govan |
Laid down | 13 December 1960 |
Launched | 3 July 1962 |
Commissioned | 17 April 1964 |
Decommissioned | 30 March 1984 |
Identification | Pennant number: F124 |
Fate | Sold to Indonesia |
Indonesia | |
Name | KRI Martha Khristina Tiyahahu |
Namesake | Martha Christina Tiahahu |
Acquired | 1984 |
Commissioned | 2 May 1985 |
Stricken | 2000 |
Identification | Pennant number: 331 |
Fate | Stricken 2000, scrapped |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Tribal-class frigate |
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Length | |
Beam | 42 ft 3 in (12.88 m) |
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Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) (COSAG) |
Range | 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 253 |
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Aircraft carried | 1 × Westland Wasp helicopter |
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She was sold to the Indonesian Navy in 1984 and renamed KRI Martha Khristina Tiyahahu (331).