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HMS ''Portland'' is a Type 23 frigate of the British Royal Navy. She is the eighth ship to bear the name and is the fifteenth and penultimate ship of the 'Duke' class of frigates, and is named for the (now extinct) Dukedom of Portland, and more particularly for the 3rd Duke, who was Prime Minister. ==Operational history== The ship was accepted into service by the Royal Navy on 15 December 2000 and was commissioned on 3 May the following year. Present at the commissioning ceremony was ''Portland''s sponsor Lady Brigstocke, wife of Admiral Sir John Brigstocke, a former Second Sea Lord. Lady Brigstocke launched the ship in 1999.〔http://web.archive.org/web/20081012093235/http://www.btinternet.com/~warship/News/3may012.htm〕 During sea trials ''Portland'' attained a top speed of , the fastest speed attained by any Type 23 frigate at that time.〔http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/operations-and-support/surface-fleet/type-23-frigates/hms-portland/index.htm〕 ''Portland'' assisted in the search for men lost from a capsized yacht on 3 February 2007. She was deployed to the Caribbean for seven months in 2007, intercepting 3.5 tonnes of cocaine in cooperation with a United States Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) and conducting disaster relief in Belize following Hurricane Dean. In April 2008, ''Portland'' visited Liverpool with HMS ''Mersey'' and berthed at the cruise liner terminal at Princes Dock. In June 2009 while taking part in anti-piracy operations off the Horn of Africa, ''Portland'' intercepted ten pirates. However, as they were not caught in the immediate act of piracy the vessel was unable legally to detain them. In late April 2010, ''Portland'' relieved on the Atlantic Patrol Task (South). June 2011 saw ''Portland'' conducting night Naval Gunnery practice off Gibraltar in the Mediterranean. Towards the end of the month she sailed to Edinburgh to take part in Armed Forces Day.〔http://www.navynews.co.uk/news/1260-from-guy-fawkes-night-to-armed-forces-day-for-hms-portland.aspx〕 She is the first major warship in the Royal Navy to be commanded by a woman; Commander Sarah West assumed command of HMS ''Portland'' on 21 May 2012. ''Portland'' spent 2012 at Rosyth in a 50-week refit that saw her upgraded with Sonar 2087, new IT systems, Sea Wolf mid-life overhaul, gun replacements, galley refurbishment and accommodation improvements. She left Rosyth on 14 December 2012 for three months of sea trials.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=HMS Portland leaves Rosyth yard ship shape after £27 million refit )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Final Royal Navy Frigate Gets Sonar Upgrade )〕 In August 2013, she was announced as the Fleet Ready Escort for the next two months.〔http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2013/August/02/130802-Portland-protects-the-nation〕 She is due to participate in exercise Joint Warrior 2013.〔http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2013/October/02/131002-joint-warrior〕 On 2nd August 2014, she completed the 7 month task of the Atlantic Patrol ship.〔http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2014/august/01/140801-rn-warship-home-from-patrol〕 Captain Simon Asquith assumed command of HMS Portland in September 2014. 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 Portland (F79)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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