- Service history
- Commanding officers
- References
- Publications
- External links
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}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption= | Ship class=Type 21 frigate | Ship displacement=3,250 tons full load | 384|ft|m|abbr=on}} | 41|ft|9|in|m|abbr=on}} | Ship height= | 19|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}} | Ship depth= | Ship decks= | Ship propulsion=* COGOG:- 2 × Rolls-Royce Olympus gas turbines
- 2 × Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1A gas turbines for cruising
| 32|kn}} | 4,000|nmi|abbr=on|lk=in}} at {{convert|17|kn}}- {{convert|1,200|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|30|kn}}
| Ship endurance= | Ship boats= | Ship capacity= | Ship complement=177 | Ship crew= | Ship time to activate= | Ship troops= | Ship sensors= | Ship EW= | Ship armament=* 1 × 4.5 inch (114 mm) Mark 8 naval gun- 2 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
- 4 × MM38 Exocet missiles
- 1 × quadruple Sea Cat SAMs
- 2 × triple ASW torpedo tubes
- 1 × Type 182 towed decoy
| Ship armour= | Ship aircraft=1 × Westland Wasp helicopter, later refitted for 1 × Westland Lynx | Ship aircraft facilities= | Ship notes=
}} | HMS Ambuscade 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 {{ship|PNS|Tariq|1993|6}}. Service historyAmbuscade took part in the Falklands War 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 {{USS|Dale|DLG-19|6}} in the Indian Ocean, resulting in part of her bows being torn away.[1] Ambuscade was laid up in Bombay for 6 weeks while a new bow was constructed and fitted.[2] On 8 June 1984, Ambuscade went to the assistance of the schooner {{ship||Stena of Sitoo|schooner|2}}, which had struck an object in the North Sea and been holed below the waterline.[3][4] | From | To | Detail | Note | | 1975 | 1976 | sea trials | | 1977 | 1977 | Standing Naval Force Atlantic | 6 months | | 1978 | 1978 | 5th Frigate Squadron and cruiser HMS Blake. Western Atlantic and Pacific | 5 months | | 1979 | 1979 | UK waters | | 1979 | 1979 | Belize and West Indies Guardship | | 1980 | 1980 | Refit at Devonport | | 1981 | 1982 | Sea training. Armilla Patrol | | 1982 | 1982 | South Atlantic (Falklands War) | | 1983 | 1983 | Collision while on Armilla Patrol | | 1983 | 1984 | West Indies Guardship | | 1984 | 1986 | Refit at Devonport | | 1986 | 1987 | Falklands Guardship | | 1988 | 1988 | West Indies Guardship | | 1989 | 1989 | UK and Europe | | 1990 | 1990 | Falklands Guardship | | 1991 | 1991 | West Indies Guardship | | 1992 | 1992 | Falklands Guardship | | 1993 | 1993 | Sold to the Pakistan Navy |
Commanding officers| Period | Captain[5] |
|---|
| 1975 - 1976 | Commander A. P Harris RN | | 1976 - 1978 | Commander Peter Abbott RN | | 1977 - 1979 | Commander M P Gretton RN | | 1991 - 1993 | Commander Stephen Kirby RN |
References1. ^{{cite web| url=http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=1611| title=HMS Ambuscade| publisher=Clydebuilt| accessdate=8 November 2009}}
2. ^{{cite web| url=http://www.ambuscade.org.uk/Amb_Collision01-1.htm| title=Collision USS Dale| publisher=HMS Ambuscade Association| accessdate=8 November 2009}}
3. ^{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Air-sea aid for holed schooner |day_of_week=Saturday |date=9 June 1984 |page_number=3 |issue=61853 |column=A, B }}
4. ^HMS Ambuscade: RN Career and Programme reference for following table]
5. ^{{cite web| url=http://type21club.org/wiki/hms-ambuscade-f172/| title=HMS Ambuscade| publisher=Type21Club| accessdate=13 June 2015}}
Publications- {{colledge}}
- Marriott, Leo, 1983. Royal Navy Frigates 1945-1983, Ian Allan Ltd, Surrey. {{ISBN|978-0-7110-1322-3}}
External links- HMS Ambuscade Association
{{Type 21 frigate}}{{Falklands War British ships}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Ambuscade}} 3 : Type 21 frigates|Falklands War naval ships of the United Kingdom|1973 ships |