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English: HMS St Albans during an intercept and escort of Russian Missile Cruiser The Marshall Ustinov in the Channel.

Pictured is member of HMS St Albans ships company manning a Minigun (M134). A Merlin helicopter can be seen in the sky to the right of the ship.

HMS St Albans, the sixteenth and last of the Royal Navy's Type 23 frigates to be built, was launched on 6 May 2000. Constructed by BAE Systems at Scotstoun, she was delivered to the Royal Navy in November 2001.

The Mk44 Minigun is a ship-mounted 6-barrelled, electrically operated weapon that shoots 7.62mm x 51mm rounds at a high rate of fire (up to 6000 rpm). The Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary employ the Mk44 as protection against small surface threats such as armed speed boats.

  • Organization: Royal Navy
  • Object Name: MA180044079
  • Category: MOD
  • Supplemental Categories: Merlin, Helicopters, Aircraft, Equipment, Ships
  • Keywords: 7.62mm, M134, Minigun, CIWS, Close-in Weapon System, Long Range, Surface Fleet Weapons, Support Weapons, Weapons, F83, HMS St Albans, Duke Class, Type 23, FFG, Frigate, Ship, Royal Navy, English Channel, Fleet Air Arm, Home Waters, Soviet Navy, Terrain, Environment, Landscape, Scenery, Water, Ocean, Escort, Equipment, Aircraft, Helicopter, Support, Merlin, M134 Mini Gun, multi-barrelled machine gun, Mk 44
  • Country: At Sea
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