HMS Brighton was a Rothesay or Type 12I class anti-submarine frigate of the Royal Navy, constructed at Yarrows' Scotstoun shipyard, Glasgow. Laid down on 23 July 1957, she was launched on 31 October 1959 and commissioned on 28 September 1961, with the pennant number F106. The vessel measured 370 feet (112.78 meters) in overall length, with a beam of 41 feet (12.50 meters) and a draught of 13 feet 6 inches (4.11 meters). Her propulsion system consisted of two Babcock & Wilcox water-tube boilers feeding steam at 550 psi and 850 °F into geared steam turbines rated at 30,000 shaft horsepower, driving two propeller shafts with large, slow-turning 2-foot diameter propellers, enabling her to reach speeds of approximately 29.5 knots (33.9 mph). Armament included a twin 4.5-inch (113 mm) Mark 6 gun mount at the bow, with 350 rounds of ammunition. Originally intended to carry a twin 40 mm L/70 Bofors anti-aircraft mount aft, Brighton was completed with a single L/60 40 mm Bofors mount due to delays in the Seacat missile system, which was later installed during her 1968–1972 modernization. Her anti-submarine weaponry comprised twelve 21-inch torpedo tubes for Mark 20E Bidder homing torpedoes, and two Limbo anti-submarine mortars, though the torpedoes proved ineffective against modern submarines and were subsequently removed. Sensors included Type 293Q surface/air search radar, Type 277 height-finding radar, and a Mark 6M fire control system with Type 275 radar for the main guns. Her sonar suite comprised Type 174 search, Type 170 fire control for Limbo, and Type 162 classification sonar. Brighton’s service history was notable for deployments in the Far East during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation, participation in the Beira Patrol off East Africa, and serving as leader of NATO’s Standing Naval Force Atlantic (STANAVFORLANT). In the late 1960s, she underwent a significant modernization that added a hangar and flight deck for a Westland Wasp helicopter, a Seacat missile system, and enhanced radar and electronic defenses. She participated in the 1977 Silver Jubilee Fleet Review and was decommissioned in November 1981. Sold for scrap in 1985, HMS Brighton marked a significant period of Cold War naval activity and anti-submarine warfare capability within the Royal Navy.

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