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HMS Ambuscade (F172)
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HMS Ambuscade (F172) was a Type 21 frigate
of the Royal Navy
. She was built by Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd, Glasgow
, Scotland
. She was sold to Pakistan in 1993 and is still in service as the PNS Tariq
.
and by the mid-1980s was suffering from cracking in her hull. She was taken in for refitting, with a steel plate being welded down each side of the ship. At the same time modifications were made to reduce hull noise. Exocet
launchers were also added in 'B' position later on in 1984/5 and 3" launchers relocated to 02 deck midships.
In 1983 Ambuscade collided with in the Indian Ocean
, resulting in part of her bows being torn away.Ambuscade was laid up in Bombay for 6 weeks while a new bow was constructed and fitted.
On 8 June 1984, Ambuscade went to the assistance of the schooner
, which had struck an object in the North Sea
and been holed below the waterline.
Type 21 frigate
The Type 21 frigate or Amazon-class frigate was a Royal Navy general-purpose escort designed in the late 1960s, built in the 1970s and that served throughout the 1980s into the 1990s.-History:...
of the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
. She was built by Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd, Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. She was sold to Pakistan in 1993 and is still in service as the PNS Tariq
PNS Tariq (1973)
PNS Tariq is a Type 21 frigate of the Pakistan navy. She was formerly HMS Ambuscade in Royal Navy service being acquired in 1993 and is still in service.. She was built by Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland.-Service history:...
.
Service history
Ambuscade took part in the Falklands WarFalklands War
The Falklands War , also called the Falklands Conflict or Falklands Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the disputed Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands...
and by the mid-1980s was suffering from cracking in her hull. She was taken in for refitting, with a steel plate being welded down each side of the ship. At the same time modifications were made to reduce hull noise. Exocet
Exocet
The Exocet is a French-built anti-ship missile whose various versions can be launched from surface vessels, submarines, helicopters and fixed wing aircraft. Hundreds were fired in combat during the 1980s.-Etymology:...
launchers were also added in 'B' position later on in 1984/5 and 3" launchers relocated to 02 deck midships.
In 1983 Ambuscade collided with in the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
, resulting in part of her bows being torn away.Ambuscade was laid up in Bombay for 6 weeks while a new bow was constructed and fitted.
On 8 June 1984, Ambuscade went to the assistance of the schooner
Schooner
A schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts....
, which had struck an object in the North Sea
North Sea
In the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east, it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat, narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively...
and been holed below the waterline.