   {|   {{infobox ship characteristics |hide header= |header caption= |ship class= type 23 frigate |ship type= |ship tonnage= |ship displacement=royal navy frigates: type 23 frigate, royalnavy.mod.uk |ship tons burthen= |ship length=133 m (436 ft 4 in) |ship beam=16.1 m (52 ft 10 in) |ship height= |ship draught=7.3 m (23 ft 9 in) |ship draft= |ship depth= |ship hold depth= |ship decks= |ship deck clearance= |ship ramps= |ship ice class= |ship power= |ship propulsion= codlag: *four 1510 kw (2,025 shp) paxman valenta 12cm diesel generators *two gec electric motors delivering 2980kw (4000 shp) *two rolls-royce spey sm1c delivering 23,190&nbsp;kw (31,100 shp) |ship sail plan= |ship speed=in excess of  |ship range= at  |ship endurance= |ship test depth= |ship boats= |ship capacity= |ship troops= |ship complement=185 (accommodation for up to 205) |ship crew= |ship time to activate= |ship sensors= |ship ew= * uaf-1 esm, or, uat mod 1 * seagnat * type 182 towed torpedo decoy * surface ship torpedo defence |ship armament= |ship armour= |ship aircraft= 1 Ã westland merlin hm2, multi role helicopter, of 829 naval air squadron, rnas culdrose, armed with; * 4 Ã sting ray torpedo * 4 Ã depth charges * 2 Ã  general-purpose machine gun * 1 Ã m3m machine gun or 1 Ã lynx hma8, armed with; * 4 Ã sea skua anti ship missiles, or * 2 Ã anti submarine torpedoes |ship aircraft facilities= * flight deck * enclosed [[h
2000_ships Active_frigates_of_the_United_Kingdom Clyde-built_ships Type_23_frigates_of_the_Royal_Navy