Salisbury

SALISBURY Class (Type 61)

aircraft direction frigate
A follow-on to the LEOPARD class (Type 41) frigate, the Type 61 retained the same hull but incorporated improvements realized during the building of the Type 41s. The Type 41s lost the aft 4.5" gun of the Type 41, but received a more extensive air warning radar suite for the aircraft direction mission. It had become apparent that guns were not sufficient for anti-aircraft defence, and that carrier-bourne aircraft and the ability to control them was more effective. Both classes shared the basic hull design with the earlier Type 12 frigates, but with a shorter raised foc'st'le. In addition, the steam propulsion was replaced by a diesel powerplant. Soon obsolete, construction of further ships of this class ended at four as production switched to the newer LEANDER class. One of the ships was transferred to Bangladesh in the late 1970s, and remained in service there until 1996. 

SALISBURY Class
Specifications
Displacement:
 2,350 tons full load
Dimensions:
 103.6 x 12.2 x 3.6 meters (340 x 40 x 12 feet)
Propulsion:
 2 shafts;
8 Admiralty Standard Range diesels, 14,400 bhp;
25 knots
Crew:
 205


Aviation

Helicopters:
 None.                                                                                          

Surface Action

Guns:
 1 - 4.5"/45 Mk.6 dual purpose twin mount
Radar:
 Type 293 surface / low level air search (replaced by Type 993)
Type 978 navigation


Air Defence

Guns:
 1 - 4.5"/45 Mk.6 dual purpose twin mount
1 - 40mm/60 STAAG Mk.2 twin mount (replaced by 1 - 40mm Mk.9 single mount)
Missiles:
 1 - GWS 20 Seacat quad launcher (retrofitted in the 1960s and early 1970s)
Radar:
 Type 960 long range air search (replaced by Type 965 AKE-2)
Type 293 surface / low level air search (replaced by Type 993)
Type 277 height finder
Type 982 height finder
Fire Control:
 Type 275 tracker


Undersea Warfare

Armament:
 1 Squid
Sonar:
 Type 174 medium range search
Type 170 attack sonar for Squid
Type 162 bottom search


Electronic Warfare

Attack:
ESM:
ComInt:


Ships:
 
Name
Pendant
Completed
Comments
Fate
SALISBURY F 32
 1957
 Harbour training ship, 1980. Used for target practice by HMS TRAFALGAR and Harpoon missiles.
 Sunk 1985.
CHICHESTER
 F 59
 1958
Scrapped 1982.
LLANDAFF
 F 61
 1958
Bangladesh UMAR FAROOQ 1978.
LINCOLN
 F 99
 1960
Scrapped 1983.
COVENTRY


Cancelled 1961.
EXETER


Cancelled 1957.
GLOUCESTER


Cancelled 1957.

Photos:

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A nearly broadside view of SALISBURY showing her outline to good effect.  M.D. Thomas photo.
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A partially stripped and laid up SALISBURY. M.D. Thomas photo.
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SALISBURY alongside.  M.D. Thomas photo.
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The after foc'st'le on SALISBURY, along with the forward end of the superstructure. The 4.5" gun is to the right, with the Type 12 style bridge in the middle of the photo. The fire control director (with two Type 275 trackers mounted) is above and just aft of the bridge, with the Type 277 radar mounted on the short lattice mast ahead of the forward plated mast. The Type 993 radar dish can be seen at the top of the plated mast, looking rather like an oddly cut wedge of cheese. The three shiny metal caps of the chaff launcher can be seen to the left, at bridge level.   M.D. Thomas photo.
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A view of the aft superstructure on SALISBURY. The Type 965 AKE-2 "double bedstead" radar is atop the aft plated mast, and the Type 982 immediately aft and below. The Seacat launcher can be just seen behind the aft deckhouse.  M.D. Thomas photo.
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The Seacat launcher on SALISBURY, and the aft deckhouse.  M.D. Thomas photo.
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A good close-up of the forward masts and superstructure on SALISBURY.  M.D. Thomas photo.
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Midships on SALISBURY.  M.D. Thomas photo.
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 Looking forward along the starboard side of SALISBURY. M.D. Thomas photo.

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