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HMS ''Nottingham'' was a batch two Type 42 destroyer of the Royal Navy, named after the city of Nottingham, England. She was launched on 18 February 1980, and commissioned on 8 April 1983 as the sixth ship to bear the name. Her commanding officer at commissioning was Commander Nigel Essenhigh (in his first major command role) who went on to become First Sea Lord. On her first cruise to Oporto, Portugal and then Gibraltar the destroyer lost two sailors to a drowning incident while on shore leave visiting a beach in Oporto. In November 2000, ''Nottingham'' completed a major refit, which was intended to extend her operational life to 2012, although she was later placed in reserve and decommissioned on 11 February 2010.〔 == Service history == On 7 July 2002, ''Nottingham'' ran aground on the submerged but well-charted Wolf Rock near Lord Howe Island, off the coast of Australia. A hole was torn down the side of the vessel from bow to bridge, flooding five of her compartments and nearly causing her to sink. A major PR crisis for the Royal Navy, the incident was initially PR managed by Commander David Heley (who looked after the UK and New Zealand media) and Lieutenant Commander Steve Tatham (who provided daily commentary to Australian media) before a team was despatched to Australia to assist the ship. The accident happened in poor weather after a set of manoeuvres to allow a sailor with an emergency medical condition to be evacuated to Lord Howe Island. The captain Commander Richard Farrington was not on the ship at the time of the incident with XO Lt Commander John Lee in-charge of the vessel. Commander Farrington was ashore having dinner with the island's marine services manager thanking him for the assistance rendered to his crewman. ''Nottingham'' ran aground on Wolf Rock due to a navigational error and the vessel immediately went into damage control mode. Commander Farrington was radioed and returned to the vessel immediately whereby he took command and controlled the breached compartments. The UK Ministry of Defence salvage department (SALMO) was contacted and assisted with logistics through local marine expert Graeme Mackenzie. The SALMO team assisted by the vessels crew stabilized ''Nottingham'' at sea making her ready for the journey into Newcastle. On 6 August, ''Nottingham'' set out on her journey to the port of Newcastle, north of Sydney, towed stern-first because of the damage to her bow. In Newcastle, her Sea Dart missiles were removed and further repairs were carried out. Royal navy personnel, Operations Manager Mr Graeme Mackenzie, RN Commander Anthony Holberry and SALMO Mr James Ward took charge of the shore-side recovery program without incident. It was not clear that it was economic to repair her but ''Nottingham'' had recently undergone major modifications to her radar and other electronics, and it was determined that it would be less expensive to return her to the UK and repair her than to bring another Type 42 destroyer up to her new specification. After arriving in Sydney on 15 October, the damaged ship was lifted on board the heavy lifting vessel and welded to her deck for transport. On 28 October, ''Nottingham'' left Sydney harbour on board MV ''Swan'' for the journey back to the UK. By 9 December, she had arrived at Portsmouth Harbour for repairs at Fleet Support Limited. The destroyer was temporarily reactivated to cover for ''Nottingham'' while she was being repaired. On 7 July 2003, the anniversary of the collision, ''Nottingham'' was refloated. In April 2004 she sailed again following the £39m repair and refit. The ship returned to duty in July 2004.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Warship at sea after £39m repairs )〕 On 23 August 2004, ''Nottingham'' met , a of the South African Navy at the site where the troopship was sunk during the First World War. The crew laid wreaths in remembrance to those who died in service for their country. Despite the £39M spent on her in 2004, in April 2008, she was placed in a state of "extended readiness" at Portsmouth. With her crew dispersed, she did not sail again before being decommissioned on 11 February 2010.〔 〕 She was put up for auction on 28 March 2011, which resulted in her sale for scrap to Leyal Ship Recycling. She was towed out of Portsmouth en route to Turkey on 19 October 2011. 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 Nottingham (D91)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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