Model, of frigate HMS Active

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This waterline model represents HMS 'Active', a Type 21 frigate launched in 1972. HMS 'Active' was designed by Vosper Thorneycroft Ltd in collaboration with Yarrow & Co Ltd. The model was made to a scale of 1:64 by Paradigm Models Ltd of Bracknell in Berkshire.

The frigate is powered by gas turbines developed from aero-engines. It has two Rolls-Royce Tyne engines for economical cruising and two Rolls-Royce Olympus engines for high speeds. Her maximum speed is 30 knots.

Type 21 frigates are armed with one 4.5-inch gun, two 20 mm guns, several guided missiles and an armed helicopter. They are 117 metres long and have a displacement of some 2500 tons. HMS 'Active' was commissioned in 1977.

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• Online ID: 000-180-000-235-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland Part 2
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  T.1975.150
• Date: Between 1972 and 1975
  
• Material: Ship / frigate / model
  
• Dimensions: 19.00" H x 72.00" x 9.00"; base 21.00" H x 93.00" x 17.50"
  
• What: Ship / frigate / model
  
• Subject: 23. SHIPPING, Steam and Motor Ships (Departmental Classification)
  
• Who: H.M.S. Active (frigate)
  Paradigm Models Ltd, John Scott House, Market Street, Bracknell, Berkshire (Model maker)
  Vosper Thorneycroft Ltd (Designer of original ship)
  Yarrow & Co. Ltd (Designer of original ship)
  
• Where: England, Berkshire, Bracknell
  
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• Description: Waterline model of a Vaspar type 21 frigate, the HMS Active, launched in 1972, made by Paradigm Models Ltd, Bracknell, Berks, to a scale of 1:64
  
• References:
  • Storer, J D. Ship Models in the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh: A catalogue of models representing the history of shipping from 1500 BC to the present day. Edinburgh: Royal Scottish Museum Information Series, 1985, p 49. 
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