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HMS Andromeda (F57)
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|25th May 1966
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|24th May 1967
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|Sold to Indian Navy 1995. Renamed ''Krishna''
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'''HMS ''Andromeda'' (F57)''' was a
Leander class frigate ''Leander''-class frigate of the
Royal Navy. She was built at HM Dockyard Portsmouth, the last ship to be built at that prestigious dockyard that had built the revolutionary
HMS Dreadnought (1906) ''Dreadnought''. She was launched on the 24th May
1967 and commissioned into the RN on the 2nd December
1968.
In
1970, while on
Beira Patrol, a deployment that was used to prevent oil reaching
Rhodesia via
Mozambique, ''Andromeda'' was the first to reach the stricken tanker
RFA Ennerdale (A173) RFA ''Ennerdale'', also on Beira Patrol, who had struck an uncharted pinnacle of rock off the
Seychelles. She was later destroyed by explosives. Later that year, ''Andromeda'' took part in a large operation when a Liberian tanker, known as ''Pacific Glory'', ran aground near the
Isle of Wight, after a collision with another tanker.
In
1973, ''Andromeda'' took part in the
Cod War Second Cod War, patrolling against any aggression by Icelandic vessels. During the 'war', ''Andromeda'' was rammed by the Icelandic gunboat ''Odin''. The following year, ''Andromeda'', as-well as other RN vessels, including her sistership ''Argonaut'', had to evacuate British civilians from the Mediterranean island of Cyprus after Turkey had invaded it. In December
1975, ''Andromeda'' took part in the Third Cod War, during that month, she collided with the Icelandic gunboat ''Tyr''. In early January the following year, ''Andromeda'' was involved rammed by ''Thor'', another gunboat, both ships were slightly damaged.
In
1977, ''Andromeda'' took part in the Fleet Review of the RN, during the
Silver Jubilee celebrations for
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom HM the Queen. Between
1978-
1980 80, ''Andromeda'' underwent modernisation, including the addition of the
Exocet and
Sea Wolf missile SeaWolf missiles. She joined the
Falklands War in
1982, rather late. As part of 'Bristol Group', did not arrive in the Falklands until the 26th May. She mainly performed escort duties, and suffered no damage during the war. ''Andromeda'' departed the
Atlantic Ocean South Atlantic in August, returning to the UK in September where jubilant crowds greeted her.
In the subsequent years of the
1980s, ''Andromeda'' performed a number of varied duties, thankfully all peaceful, patrolling the
Persian Gulf on
Armilla Patrol, and deployments to the Falklands and
West Indies. Between
1990-
1991 91, ''Andromeda'' underwent a refit, but just two years later was decommissioned. In
1995, ''Andromeda'' left the RN, being sold to the
Indian Navy and being recommissioned as the INS ''Krishna''. She remains in the Indian Navy as of
2004, and is used as a training ship. Her armament has been reduced to two 40mm
Bofors and 20mm
Oerlikon guns.
See
HMS Andromeda HMS ''Andromeda'' for other ships of the name.
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Category:Leander class frigates Andromeda
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