TO BE BROKEN UP – HMS “WESTMINSTER” (F237) WAS BEACHED ALIAGA / TURKEY, 16 AUGUST 2026, AS HER FINAL DESTINATION

TO BE BROKEN UP:

HMS “WESTMINSTER” was beached Aliaga / Turkey, 16 August 2026, as her final destination.

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VESSEL DETAILS:

TYPE: Frigate

ID: F237

IMO NO: 8949654

Delivered from Swan Hunter, UK, in 1994.

Historic details: (TO BE UPDATED)

• HMS “WESTMINSTER” from delivery in 1994 until breaking in 2026
  • 16/08/2026 – Beached in Aliaga / Turkey as her final destination.
    • Towed as “dead vessel”  from Portsmouth UK to ship breakers by tug “PROTUG 87”.

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ARCHIVE PHOTO:

Royal Navy frigate HMS “WESTMINSTER” (F237), moored at Ulsnes / Stavanger in Norway, 30 April 2022.

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