HMS Andromeda (F57)
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HMS Andromeda was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy. She was built at HM Dockyard Portsmouth. She was launched on 24 May 1967 and commissioned into the Royal Navy on 2 December 1968. She took
HMS Andromeda (F57) in 1972
HMS Andromeda being launched at Portsmouth Royal Dockyard, May 1967.
Andromeda alongside SS Canberra at the end of the Falklands War
INS Krishna under tow following her retirement
Leander-class frigate
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The Leander-class, or Type 12I frigates, comprising twenty-six vessels, was among the most numerous and long-lived classes of frigate in the Royal Navy's modern history. The class was built in three b
HMS Andromeda (F57)
…HMS Andromeda was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy. She was built at HM Dockyard Portsmouth. She was launched on 24 May 1967 and commissioned into the Royal Navy on 2 December…
HMS Apollo, 1976
Aerial view of HMS Penelope in 1970, showing the original layout of the class before conversion
Naiad, an Ikara conversion in 1982
Phoebe, an Exocet conversion, in 1990