Hms Somerset F82
HMS Somerset is a Type 23 Frigate of the Royal Navy. She is the
eleventh ship of the class to join the fleet since 1989. She was built by Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd on the River Clyde, in Scotland and was launched in June 1994 by Lady Elspeth Layard, wife of then 2nd
Sea Lord Admiral and Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command Admiral Sir Michael Layard. She entered service in
1996. Lady Layard is the ship's sponsor.
Somerset is seen
in Leith on her final port visit before heading back to Plymouth for some
maintenance which should she her alongside for the reminder of the year.
She visited the port between 24th - 27th April 2015 during which time she was open to visitors on the Sunday where
nearly 5,000 visitors went around her deck.
