Type: Anti-submarine warfare frigateDisplacement: 4,900 t (4,800 long tons; 5,400 short tons)[1]Length: 133.0 m (436 ft 4 in)Beam: 16.1 m (52 ft 10 in)Draught: 7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)Propulsion: CODLAG:4 × 1,510 kW (2,025 hp) Paxman Valenta 12CM diesel generators (Non-PGMU ships)4 × 1,650 kilowatts (2,210 shp) MTU 12V4000 M53 diesel generators (PGMU ships)2 × GEC electric motors delivering 2,980 kW (3,996 hp) each2 × Rolls-Royce Marine Spey SM1C delivering 12,750 kW (17,098 hp)Speed: list error:
list (help)In excess of 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)HMS Sutherland achieved 34.4 knots (63.7 km/h; 39.6 mph) during high-speed trials in November 2008Range: 7,500 nmi (14,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)Boats & landingcraft carried: 2 × Pacific 24 RIBsComplement: 185 (accommodation for up to 205)Electronic warfare& decoys:
UAF-1 ESM or UAT Mod 1SeagnatType 182 towed torpedo decoySurface Ship Torpedo DefenceArmament:
Anti-air missiles:1 × 32-cell Sea Ceptor GWS 35 Vertical Launching System (VLS) canisters for 32 missiles (1–25+ km)[2] (replacing original Sea Wolf SAM)Anti-ship missiles:2 × quad Harpoon launchersAnti-submarine torpedoes:2 × twin 12.75 in (324 mm) Sting Ray torpedo tubesGuns:1 × BAE 4.5 inch Mk 8 naval gun2 × 30 mm DS30M Mk2 guns, or, 2 × 30 mm DS30B guns2 × Miniguns4 × General-purpose machine gunsAircraft carried:
1 × Wildcat HMA2, armed with:2 × anti submarine torpedoes (Martlet and Sea Venom ASM to be fitted in 2021/22)or1 × Westland Merlin HM2, armed with;4 × anti submarine torpedoesAviation facilities:
Flight deckEnclosed hangar