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HMS Montrose is one of the Royal Navy’s thirteen Type 23 Frigates. She is stationed at HMNB Devonport, but supports missions all over the world.
HMS Montrose (F236) is currently on deployment
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Type 23 Frigates are essential all-rounders, fast, adaptable and ready to take on tasks from antipiracy patrols to providing humanitarian aid. HMS Montrose – the 5th of the frigate fleet – has highly sensitive suite of radars which allows the ship to track aircraft and missiles up to 120 miles, and a missile system with a 20+ mile range. She is equipped with sonar to detect submarines and a helicopter armed with torpedoes and depth charges, which means – if we have to – she can take the fight to submarines many miles away from the ship. The Ship’s motto is “Mare ditat rosa decorat”: the sea enriched but the rose adorns.
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Fast, adaptable and well-equipped, HMS Montrose makes a big contribution to our mission. She can:
We have been on patrol in the Gulf since 1980, demonstrating the UK’s commitment to peace and stability.
Contributing to a global task force who are working together to remove chemical weapons from Syria.
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In 2019 HMS Montrose became the Royal Navy’s first Type 23 frigate to be forward-deployed in the Gulf region.
Instead of returning home to the UK after a six to nine-month deployment, Montrose is stationed in Bahrain until 2022 to ensure a permanent presence and spare warships the lengthy passage to and from Britain, time which could be spent on patrol in the Middle East.
This deployment is the first of its kind to be put into action by the Royal Navy and serves two purposes – to demonstrate the UK’s commitment to maritime security in the Gulf while also ensuring those on board can enjoy more stability in their home lives.
An Admiralty-type destroyer was designed as a command ship for a WW1 flotilla. The war had ended before she was ready to join the fleet.
Her first mission saw her help to evacuate White Russian troops from Novorossisk during the Russian Civil War.
When her Mediterranean duties were done, Montrose returned to UK waters and spent most of the 1930s in reserve.
Montrose was reactivated to hunt U-boats in the Atlantic initially, then ordered to Dunkirk. She brought more than 900 men home before bomb damage prevented further trips to France.
Once repaired, Montrose resumed more typical escort duties, including the bitter Arctic Convoys, before supporting the liberation of France by joining the Normandy invasion fleet.
Having launched in 1992, the current Montrose emarks on her first deployment to the South Atlantic, as a Falkland Islands guardship.
After busy years closer to home, Montrose returns south on the renamed Atlantic Patrol Task (South) deployment.
Canadian submarine Chicoutimi suffered fires on board, causing casualties and the loss of power – Montrose was the first Royal Navy vessel to assist.
Visited the Persian Gulf on Operation Telic.
Supported the Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2), participating in NATO’s Operation Active Endeavour (OAE).
Joined Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 for activity including Exercise KhunjarHaad, a multinational exercise held in the Gulf of Oman.
Time for some TLC, so HMS Montrose commenced a £15m refit package at Rosyth.
Following her first refit, Montrose deployed to the Arabian Sea in summer to conduct anti-piracy operations.
Montrose joined Norwegian and Danish warships on a mission to escort the merchant vessels removing the Syrian chemical weapons stockpile for destruction.
A major update from 2014 until 2017 equipped Montrose with the very latest missile, weapon and sensor systems.
HMS Montrose became the third Royal Navy ship to fire Sea Ceptor missile.
HMS Montrose became the first Type 23 Frigate to be based in the Gulf for 3 years
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