HMS Salisbury (F32) was a Salisbury-class

Salisbury class frigate

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 or Type 61 aircraft direction frigate

Frigate

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 of the British

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 Royal Navy

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. She was built at Devonport Dockyard

HMNB Devonport

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, laid down 1 January 1952, launched 25 June 1953, and completed 27 February 1957.

In 1961-2 she was modernised with Type 965 radar fitted on a plated in "mack" aft.
1962-64 she sustained a collision with off Spithead on Exercise Shop Window (heavy damage to starboard side) NATO Observer ship on Convoy exercise in English Channel. Attended Opening of Forth Road Bridge by H.M.Queen. Far East (Borneo Insurgency Xmas 1963 Ferrying Ghurkas into War Zone and supplying Naval manpower to patrol rivers in ship's boats) and East Africa Duties (Socotra patrols) on return to Far East. Found both propellers split - in floating dock Singapore for 30 days to fix. In 1967 she stood by during disturbances in the West Indies. During 1967-70 was fitted with the Sea Cat missile system. In 1975 she completed the last Beira Patrol

Beira Patrol

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. She undertook Cod War

Cod War

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 patrols in 1976 and was involved in five collisions with the Icelandic gunboat Týr on 1 April 1976, and two with the Ægir on 20 May 1976.

Later in 1976 she sailed to the Mediterranean Sea during negotiations for her sale to Egypt, but eventually returned to UK, the sale having fallen through. From 1980-85 she was a harbour training ship at Devonport, before being replaced in that role by . On September 30, 1985, HMS Salisbury was towed out and sunk as a target.