Helicopter landing on F58 in November 1978
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Hermione (F58) |
Operator | Royal Navy |
Laid down | 6 December 1965 |
Launched | 26 April 1967 |
Commissioned | 11 July 1969 |
Decommissioned | 30 June 1992 |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 1997 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Leander-class frigate |
Aircraft carried | 1 × Lynx HMA8 |
HMS Hermione (F58) was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy (RN). She was, like the rest of her class, named after a figure of mythology. Hermione was built by Alexander Stephen and Sons, though she was completed by Yarrow Shipbuilders. She was launched on 26 April 1967 and commissioned on 11 July 1969.