Peacock class
 BRP PS37 Artemio Ricarte (ex-HMS Starling (P241) ） |
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| Class overview | |
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| Builders: | Hall, Russell & Company. Aberdeen |
| Operators: |  Philippines and Ireland |
| Preceded by: | Castle class |
| Succeeded by: | Falklands Islands Class |
| In commission: | 1 December 1982 - 1996 |
| Completed: | 5 |
| Active: | 5 (None in RN Service) |
| Preserved: | 5 Philippine Navy: HMS Peacock (P239) HMS Plover (P240) HMS ''Starling'' (P241) Irish Navy: HMS Swallow (P242) HMS Swift (P243) |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 712 tons full load |
| Length: | 62.6 m (205.4 ft) |
| Beam: | 10 m (32.8 ft) |
| Draught: | 2.72 m (8.9 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 14,188 bhp |
| Speed: | 25 knots |
| Complement: | 30 - 40 |
| Armament: | 1- 76 mm OTO,4- 7.62 mm MG, 2- MK 38 25mm |
The Peacock Class is a class of patrol corvette built for the Royal Navy. Only five were ever constructed, and by 1997 all had been sold to the Irish Naval Service or the Philippine Navy.
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[edit] Original use
The five ships of this class were originally part of the Hong Kong Squadron of the Royal Navy. The ships were built by Hall Russell in the United Kingdom and were commissioned into Royal Navy service in 1983 and 1984. They were specifically built for service in Hong Kong with the 6th Patrol Craft Squadron; for work in tropical climates they were fully air conditioned and were capable of remaining at sea during typhoons. As well as ‘flying the flag’ and providing a constant naval presence in region, they could undertake a number of different roles including Seamanship, Navigation and Gunnery training and Search-and-Rescue duties for which they had facilities to carry divers (including a decompression chamber) and equipment to recover vessels and aircraft. They also worked with the Marine Department of the Hong Kong Police and with Customs & Excise in order to prevent the constant flow of illegal immigrants, narcotics and electronic equipment into the Colony. For these roles each vessel could carry two Avon Searider SR5M Rigid-hulled inflatable boats and a small detachment of Royal Marines.[1]
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HMS Peacock (P239), HMS Plover (P240), and HMS Starling (P241) were sold to the Philippines and were officially turned over to the Philippine Navy on 1 August 1997 after Hong Kong was ceded back to China. In Philippine service they are designated Jacinto class corvettes, and have been considerably 'up-gunned' with a 25 mm M242 Bushmaster and two 20 mm Oerlikon guns.
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HMS Swallow (P242) and HMS Swift (P243) were both sold to the Irish Naval Service in 1988.
[edit] Operators
[edit] References
- ^ Royal Navy Postwar. Peacock Class Offshore Patrol Vessels.
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