HMS Somerset
frigate
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- HMS Somerset
- IMO number
- 8949680
- 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
- 1996
- 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 Somerset
HMS Somerset is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy. She is the eleventh ship of the class to join the fleet since 1989. She was built by Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd on the River Clyde, in Scotland and was launched in June 1994 by Lady Elspeth Layard, wife of then 2nd Sea Lord Admiral and Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command Admiral Sir Michael Layard. She entered service in 1996. Lady Layard is the ship's sponsor. She is named after the Dukedom of Somerset. The fourth Somerset to serve in the Royal Navy, she has inherited four battle honours from previous ships of the name; Vigo Bay (1702), Velez Malaga (1704), Louisburg (1758) and Quebec (1759). The previous ships all served during the 18th century and ensured that the name Somerset played a significant part in that period of naval history. Somerset's home port is HMNB Devonport.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is HMS Somerset now?
- HMS Somerset 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 Somerset?
- HMS Somerset is a frigate, built in 1996 by Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited.
- Who owns HMS Somerset?
- HMS Somerset is operated by Royal Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has HMS Somerset been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for HMS Somerset appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).