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{{short description|1969 Type 12I or Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy}}
{{other ships|HMS Jupiter}}

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           * 1 × twin [[QF 4.5-inch Mk I – V naval gun|4.5 inch (114 mm) guns]]
           * 1 × quadruple [[Seacat (missile)|Sea Cat]] anti-aircraft missile launchers
           * 1 × [[Limbo (weapon)|Limbo anti-submarine mortar]]
           * '''From 1980:'''
           * 4 × [[Exocet]] anti-ship missile launchers
           * 1 × GWS 25 Sea Wolf anti-aircraft missile launcher
           * 2 × single [[Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60|40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns]]
           * 2 × triple torpedo tubes
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'''HMS ''Jupiter'' (F60)''' was a Batch 3 {{sclass|Leander|frigate}} of the [[Royal Navy]] (RN). She was, like the rest of the class, named after [[Jupiter (mythology)|a figure of mythology]]. Built by [[Yarrow Shipbuilders]] of [[Scotstoun]], she was [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] on 4 September 1967 and [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 9 August 1969.

==Service history==
=== 1970s ===

In 1970, HMS ''Jupiter'' deployed to the [[West Indies]]. In 1971, she joined [[Standing Naval Force Atlantic]] (STANAVFORLANT), a multi-national squadron of [[NATO]]. In 1972, ''Jupiter'' was again present in the West Indies as part of STANAVFORLANT taking over the duty of HMS ''Naiad'' which had suffered a mechanical breakdown. The following year, ''Jupiter'' took part in the [[Second Cod War]]. On 26 May 1973, she and her [[Westland Wasp|Wasp helicopter]] assisted the British trawler ''Everton'', which was taking water after being hit by naval gunfire from the Icelandic gunboat ''Ægir''.<ref>{{Cite book|title=High Stakes: Britain's Air Arms in Action 1945-1990|last=Flintham|first=Vic|publisher=Pen and Sword|year=2008|isbn=978-1844158157|pages=347}}</ref> Jupiter then visited Africa on her way to the [[Far East]] and Pacific, and carried out a variety of duties, including performing fly-the-flag visits to numerous ports. ''Jupiter'' also visited [[Christchurch]], New Zealand during the [[1974 British Commonwealth Games|1974 Commonwealth Games]] and the American naval base at [[Pearl Harbor]] where some propulsion problems were sorted out. [[Charles, Prince of Wales]] joined ''Jupiter'' as Ship's Communications Officer in January 1974 and remained until her return to the UK later that year.

In late 1976, ''Jupiter'' joined the [[7th Frigate Squadron (United Kingdom)|7th Frigate Squadron]] as Captain F7, ''Jupiter'' led the 7th Frigate Squadron in the annual Group Deployment (Group 5 - January to May 1977, led by FOF2 in the [[cruiser]] {{HMS|Tiger|C20|2}}), performing naval exercises and visiting the Caribbean Sea and [[Rio de Janeiro]] and [[Salvador, Brazil|Salvador]], Brazil in April 1977 and [[Funchal, Madeira]]. She also took part in the [[Fleet Review, Royal Navy|Fleet Review]] at [[Spithead]] on 28 June 1977, in celebration of [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II's]] [[Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II|Silver Jubilee]].<ref>Official Souvenir Programme, 1977. ''Silver Jubilee Fleet Review'', HMSO</ref> After the Fleet Review, frigates of the 7th Frigate Squadron visited different ports in south [[Wales]], ''Jupiter'' visiting [[Cardiff]] in early July 1977. Later that year, ''Jupiter'' became the [[Gibraltar]] Guard ship and in 1979 represented the United Kingdom in the Siege of Savannah 200th Anniversary.

''Jupiter'' also enjoyed fame on [[BBC]] TV, through starring as {{HMS|Hero}} in the acclaimed drama series ''[[Warship (1973 TV series)|Warship]]''. All members of the crew were given HMS ''Hero'' cap tallies for filming purposes. The main ship used for filming was, however, {{HMS|Phoebe|F42|6}}.

=== 1980s ===

In 1980, ''Jupiter''{{'}}s modernisation commenced, and included the addition of the [[Sea Wolf missile]] system, as well as the removal of her twin {{convert|4.5|in|mm|adj=on|0}} gun turret in favour of the [[Exocet]] anti-ship missile. The boilers were modified to the [[Babcock & Wilcox]] Y160 Steam Atomisation type [[water-tube boiler]]. the modernisation was completed in 1983.

On 13 June 1984, as she was leaving the [[Pool of London]] after a visit to the capital, she collided with [[London Bridge]], causing significant damage to both ship and bridge.<ref name=Times140684>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Frigate hits London Bridge |date=14 June 1984 |issue=61857 |page=1 |column=E-G |first=Rupert |last=Morris }}</ref> The ship's captain, Commander Colin Hamilton, was later court martialled at [[Portsmouth]] on 4 December 1984.<ref name=Times051284>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Pilot's warning to use tugs ignored by commander |date=5 December 1984 |issue=62004 |page=5 |column=A-F |first=Colin |last=Hughes }}</ref> Hamilton was severely reprimanded.<ref name=Times081284>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Reprimand for captain whose ship hit bridge |date=8 December 1984 |issue=62007 |page=3 |column=G }}</ref>

In September 1986, ''Jupiter'' was part of the NATO exercise "Autumn Train '86'" and visited Gibraltar, then spent a continuous four weeks in the Mediterranean Sea, and returned to Gibraltar prior to returning to her (then) home base of Plymouth.  ''Jupiter'' changed her home port to Portsmouth in 1985. She was a member of the 7th Frigate Squadron.

In 1986, ''Jupiter'' deployed to the [[Persian Gulf]]—the [[Armilla Patrol]]—in partnership with {{ship|HMY|Britannia}}, {{HMS|Newcastle|D87|6}} and {{ship|RFA|Brambleleaf|A81|6}}, and while there, helped in the evacuation of British and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] nationals from the [[People's Democratic Republic of Yemen]] after a campaign to overthrow the government of that country began. Her exploits were broadcast by the [[BBC World Service]].

During the [[Armilla patrol|Armilla Patrol]], ''Jupiter'' paid courtesy calls to Gibraltar, Djibouti, [[Aqaba]], [[Doha]], [[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]], and [[Mombasa]], and returned via the [[Suez Canal]] and [[Piraeus]]. After a transit of the [[Corinth Canal]].

Between 1984 and 1986, ''Jupiter'' also visited [[Bremerhaven]], [[Amsterdam]], [[Bordeaux]] and [[Middlesbrough]].
In September 1986, she was Guard ship to the [[The Tall Ships' Races|Tall Ships Race]] visit to [[Newcastle upon Tyne]].

''Jupiter'' was twinned with the town of Middlesbrough in [[North East England]].

=== 1990s ===

During the [[Gulf War|First Gulf War]], ''Jupiter'' was on Armilla Patrol, which was created in 1980 in response to the increased danger posed by the [[Iran–Iraq War]] to British interests. Her last deployment came in late 1991 to early 1992 when she deployed to the [[South Atlantic]] as the Guard ship and returned via Rio de Janeiro and Barbados where she carried out anti drug patrols.  ''Jupiter'' decommissioned in 1992 after a final visit to her affiliated town of Middlesbrough. She was sold for scrap in 1997 and towed to [[Alang Ship Breaking Yard|Alang]] in India to be beached and broken up.

==See also==
* [[Warship (1973 TV series)|''Warship'' (TV series)]]
* {{HMS|Hero}}
* [[Royal Navy]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Publications==
* {{Cite Colledge2006}}
* Marriott, Leo, 1983.  ''Royal Navy Frigates 1945-1983'', Ian Allan Ltd.  {{ISBN|07110 1322 5}}

==External links==
* [http://www.hmsjupiter.co.uk/ HMS Jupiter Association website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070122041243/http://www.action-tv.org.uk/guides/warship.htm ''Warship'' Episode Guide]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080228213748/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/27878 British Film Institute site on ''Warship'']
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121022093109/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/r.pavely/Phoebe-Herobooklet.PDF Royal Navy leaflet on ''Warship'', from the HMS Phoebe Association website]
* [http://www.michaelbriant.com/warship.htm Comments on ''Warship'' by series Director Michael Briant]
* [http://www.mjbird.org.uk/Warship.html Webpage (at Home > Scriptwriting > Warship) about Michael J Bird's scripts for ''Warship'']

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