HMS Lancaster
frigate
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- HMS Lancaster
- IMO number
- 8949604
- MMSI
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- Call sign
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- Flag
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- Vessel type
- frigate
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
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- Length overall
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- Beam
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- Year built
- 1992
- Builder
- Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited
- Registered owner
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- Operator
- Royal Navy
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About HMS Lancaster
HMS Lancaster was a Duke-class Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy, launched by Queen Elizabeth II on 24 May 1990. The ship was known as "The Queen's Frigate", the Duke of Lancaster being a subsidiary title of the Sovereign. Being the third ship in the Type 23 class, Lancaster was originally allocated the pennant number F232 until it was noted that the 232 is the Royal Navy report form for groundings and collisions and therefore considered unlucky. The ship, like her sisters Monmouth, Montrose, Iron Duke and Argyll, did not receive the new Sonar 2087 upgrade that other frigates of the class subsequently received. Therefore she was regarded as a "general purpose" frigate without the more specialized anti-submarine capability that, originally, eight ships in the Type 23 fleet did receive.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is HMS Lancaster now?
- HMS Lancaster has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is HMS Lancaster?
- HMS Lancaster is a frigate, built in 1992 by Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited.
- Who owns HMS Lancaster?
- HMS Lancaster is operated by Royal Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has HMS Lancaster been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for HMS Lancaster appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).