HMS Active (F171)
Quick Facts
- Ship Name
- HMS Active
- Type
- Frigate
- Class
- Type 21 frigate
- Pennant Number
- F171
- Launched
- 1972
- Built at
- Vosper Thornycroft
- Commissioned
- 1977
- Armament
- Missiles, guns, ASW weapons
- Propulsion
- Gas turbines
- Role
- Frigate
- Notable for
- Falklands War service
- Fate
- Sold abroad
- Status
- Decommissioned
HMS Active was a Type 21 frigate that served in the Falklands War and formed part of the Royal Navy’s Cold War escort fleet.