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HMS ''Jaguar'' (F37), was a ''Leopard''-class Type 41 anti aircraft frigate of the British Royal Navy, named after the jaguar. The ''Jaguar'' was the last frigate built by William Denny and Brothers for the Royal Navy.〔 Unlike the rest of her class, the ''Jaguar'' was fitted with controllable pitch propellers.〔Marriott, Leo, ''Royal Navy Frigates since 1945'', 2nd Edition, pub Ian Allan, 1990, ISBN 0-7110-1915-0 page 54.〕 ==Royal Navy Service== The main armament originally consisted of twin Bofors 40 mm guns on a STAAG mounting, which was replaced by a single 40mm gun early in life.〔Marriott, Leo, ''Royal Navy Frigates since 1945'', 2nd Edition, page 55. The photograph on page 55 shows the ''Jaguar'' with the Type 960 and 293Q radars and without STAAG in 1964 - before her mid-60s refit.〕 She was refitted in the mid 1960s, replacing the Type 960 long range air warning radar with Type 965. The lattice mainmast was replaced by a plated structure to support the heavier AKE1 aerial used by the Type 965. The Type 293Q target designation radar on the foremast was replaced by Type 993. New ESM and SCCM equipment was installed on the foremast. It was intended that Seacat missile would replaced the 40mm gun, but this was not done to save money.〔Marriott, Leo, ''Royal Navy Frigates since 1945'', 2nd Edition, page 56.〕 The ''Jaguar'' sailed from Chatham UK in January 1969 and undertook a world cruise calling at Gibraltar, South Africa, Mombasa, Singapore, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Australia, Tasmania, Fiji, Tonga, Raratonga, Tahiti, Pitcairn, Panama and Florida. During this cruise she provided medical aid at Astove, in the Seychelles.〔(Royal Navy post-World War 2 CHRONOLOGY, Part 3 - 1961-70, by Geoffrey B Mason, Lieutenant Commander, RN (Rtd), 2007 )〕 She arrived back in UK December 1969. She was deployed to Icelandic waters for the Second Cod War in 1973.〔 On 10 September 1973, she collided with the Icelandic gunboat ''Thor'' (''Þór''),〔(The National Archives - Piece reference ADM 330/80 )〕 and had her bows holed. She was then assigned to the standby squadron,〔 but was recommissioned in 1976 for service in Icelandic waters again for the Third Cod War. To protect her bows and stern from damage from collisions with Icelandic gunboats, she was fitted with heavy wooden sheathing.〔Marriott, Leo, ''Royal Navy Frigates since 1945'', 2nd Edition, pages 56-7.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMS Jaguar (F37)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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