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HMS ''Zulu'' was a of the Royal Navy in service from 1964 to 1984. She was the third ship bearing the name of , having been named after an ethnic group located primarily in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. ''Zulu'' was built by Alexander Stephen and Sons, of Govan, at a cost of £5,100,000.〔"Five Frigates, Two Submarines Cost £29,400,000". ''The Times'' (56271): Col F, p. 4. 16 March 1965.〕 She was launched on 3 July 1962 and commissioned on 17 April 1964.〔Gardiner, Robert & Chesneau, Roger (1995), p. 518.〕 ''Zulu'' was the only Tribal built with Sea Cat missiles; her six sister frigates were built with two 40 mm Bofors guns and fitted with the Sea Cat system during later refits. She was sold to the Indonesian Navy in 1984 and renamed ''Martha Khristina Tiyahahu''. ==Royal Navy Service== In 1966, ''Zulu'' contributed to the Beira Patrol off the coast of East Africa, assisting in the enforcement of an oil blockade on Rhodesia.〔"British frigate halts tanker". ''The Times'' (56742): Col F, p. 1. 21 September 1966.〕〔"Warship breakdown off Mombasa". ''The Times'' (56829); Col D, p. 1. 3 January 1967.〕 In 1972, a United States Navy P-3 Orion aircraft crashed on a mountain in northern Morocco with the loss of 14 crew. ''Zulus Westland Wasp helicopter was sent to the wreckage site, where five bodies were found. In 1974, ''Zulu'' deployed to the West Indies. When Guatemala threatened to annex Belize in 1975, ''Zulu'' steamed to the area from an American port to augment British forces. Such was the urgency that Zulu left 20 sailors behind.〔"Britain flies troops to threatened Belize". ''The Times'' (59546): Col D, p. 1. 6 November 1975.〕 In 1977, ''Zulu'' was presented at the Spithead Fleet Review, held in honour of Queen Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee. At this time she was part of the 4th Frigate Squadron.〔Official Souvenir Programme, 1977. ''Silver Jubilee Fleet Review'', HMSO〕 Later that year, ''Zulu'' formed part of the eight-ship Group 6 deployment, led by the cruiser , on naval exercises in the Far East. Manpower shortages in the Royal Navy necessitated ''Zulu'' being reduced to reserve in 1979, as part of the Standby Squadron.〔(Hansard (28 June 1979) ), hansard.millbanksystems.com. Retrieved 13 March 2012.〕〔(Hansard (26 April 1982) ), hansard.millbanksystems.com. Retrieved 13 March 2012.〕 She was placed on the disposal list in 1981.〔 During the Falklands War, ''Zulu'' was taken out of reserve and prepared for active service.〔(Hansard (27 May 1982) ), hansard.millbanksystems.com. Retrieved 13 March 2012.〕 She operated in home waters, West Indies Guard Ship and, in 1983, became the Gibraltar Guardship. Before decommissioning in 1984, ''Zulu'' fired the Royal Navy's last "full" broadside. 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 Zulu (F124)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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