HMS Eskimo (F119)

Career
Ordered:
Laid down:	22 October 1958
Launched:	20 March 1960
Commissioned:	21 February 1963
Decommissioned:	August 1980
Fate:	Sunk as target 1986
Struck:
Motto:	Sikumi Ungaskitumi (Fire and Ice)

This is a page about an individual ship, for general information please see: Tribal class frigate

HMS Eskimo (F119) was a Tribal-class frigate of the Royal Navy, built by J. Samuel White of Cowes. She was launched on 20 March 1960 and commissioned on 21 February 1963. In 1967, Eskimo deployed to the Mediterranean, where she visited a variety of ports, as-well as performing exercises, and subsequently deployed to the Persian Gulf during the tense times there. In 1977, Eskimo deployed to the sunny climes of the West Indies, performing a variety of duties that the Royal Navy still performs to the present-day (2004); in the form of Atlantic Patrol Task (North). Eskimo also deployed to the South Atlantic. In 1979, Eskimo was placed in Reserve, into the Standby Squadron. In 1980, Eskimo was decommissioned, and the following year, she was placed on the disposal list. In 1984 she was cannibalised for spare parts for the three Tribals that were sold to Indonesia and subsequently became a target vessel finally being sunk in 1986. See HMS Eskimo for other ships of this name.