HMS Cleopatra (F28)

HMS Cleopatra (F28)

HMS "Cleopatra" (F28) was a "Leander"-class frigate of the Royal Navy (RN). "Cleopatra" was built at HMNB Devonport. She was launched on the 25th March 1964 and commissioned on the 4th January 1966.

Upon "Cleopatra's" commissioning, she joined the 2nd Destroyer Squadron, Far East Fleet and then participated in the Beira Patrol, which was designed to prevent oil reaching the landlocked Rhodesia via the then Portuguese colony of Mozambique (Lorenzo Marques)

In 1972, "Cleopatra" took part in escort duties during the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh's South East Asia tour. In 1973, "Cleopatra" began her modernisation, becoming the first Batch Two Leander to do so, which included the removal of her one twin 4.5-in gun to allow the addition of the Exocet anti-ship missile system. In 1977, "Cleopatra", like many other Leanders, took part in the Fleet Review of the RN in celebration of HM the Queen's Silver Jubilee. "Cleopatra" was positioned in the middle of HM ships "Zulu" and "Arethusa".

In 1981, "Cleopatra" deployed to the Mediterranean, which still had a large RN presence at the time. The following year, "Cleopatra" was fitted with the new towed array sonar. Further duties were undertaken but by the late 1980s, "Cleopatra's" age was beginning to show and her time was coming to an end. On the 31st January 1992, "Cleopatra" was decommissioned. The following year, "Cleopatra" was sold for scrap.


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