HMS Nubian (F131)

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HMS Nubian was a Template:Sclass2 of the Royal Navy in service from 1962 and 1979. She was named after the Nubian ethnic group, located in Egypt and Sudan. She was sunk as a target in 1987.

Nubian was built by Portsmouth Dockyard,<ref name="Janes">Gardiner, Robert & Chesneau, Roger (1995), p. 518.</ref> at a cost of £4,360,000.<ref>"Nuclear Submarine Costs £18M". The Times (55633): Col A, p. 6. 23 February 1963.</ref> She was launched on 6 September 1960 by Lady Holland-Martin, wife of Vice-Admiral Sir Deric Holland-Martin,<ref>"Frigate in a Hurry". The Times (54870): Col B, p. 14. 7 September 1960.</ref> and commissioned on 9 October 1962.<ref name="Janes"/>

Operational service

In 1964, Nubian suffered a collision that caused minor damage.Template:Citation needed She joined the Beira Patrol off Mozambique in 1967, supporting the enforcement of an oil blockade of Rhodesia.<ref>"Navy Checks on Tanker Off Beira". The Times (56904): Col G, p. 1. 1 April 1967.</ref> Nubian constituted the escort providing radar coverage for the Daily Mail Trans-Atlantic Air Race in 1969 that commemorated the 50th Anniversary of Alcock and Brown's non-stop transatlantic flight from Newfoundland to Britain.<ref>Abnett (2024), pp. 76, 78.</ref> In 1971 she was present at Portsmouth Navy Days.<ref>Programme, Navy Days Portsmouth, 29th–31st August 1971, p13.</ref> In 1975, Nubian reinforced the British garrison in Belize after Guatemala intensified its threats to annex the territory.<ref>"Britain winning support for Belize self-determination". The Times (59552): Col B, p. 7. 13 November 1975.</ref>

Nubian was present at the 1977 Spithead Fleet Review, held in honour of Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee. At this time she was part of the 5th Frigate Squadron.<ref>Official Souvenir Programme, 1977. Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, HMSO</ref>

In 1978, Nubian assisted in the cleanup after the supertanker Amoco Cadiz grounded off the coast of Brittany; more than 200,000 tons (180,000 metric tons) of oil had polluted the Brittany coastline.Template:Citation needed

Nubian entered the reserve in 1979, being placed in the Standby Squadron and put on the disposal list in 1981.<ref>Hansard (26 April 1982), api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2012.</ref> While in reserve, Nubian became a training ship and had parts cannibalised for three sister-ships sold to Indonesia in 1984.Template:Citation needed The frigate was sunk as a target on 27 May 1987.<ref>Colledge, J. J. & Warlow, Ben (2010), p. 284.</ref>

Publications

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| last1 = Colledge
| first1 = J. J. 
| author-link1= J. J. Colledge
| last2 = Warlow
| first2 = Ben
| date = 2006
| orig-date = 1969
| title = Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present
| edition = Rev.
| location = London
| publisher = Chatham Publishing
| isbn = 978-1-86176-281-8
| OCLC = 67375475

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