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In 1970, Ashanti deployed on [[Beira Patrol]], which was designed to prevent oil reaching landlocked [[Rhodesia]] via the Portuguese colony of [[Mozambique]].{{citation needed|date=March 2012}} The following year Ashanti was present at the Royal Navy's withdrawal from [[Malta]]. In 1974, while returning to Britain from the Caribbean, Ashanti suffered two fatalities when a large wave struck the frigate.The ship was just four hours out of Bermuda on her way back to the UK, We were hit by a "freak wave" and were only a few degrees away from capsizing. The youngest member of the ships crew was swept overboard and although our helicopter was readied for a recovery, the sea swell was too great for the helicopter crew and winch man's safety. He was lost at sea. The other fatality was the oldest ships member on his last trip before retiring. He was injured severely by a dan buoy that broke loose in the event and died a short while later in the med bay. The ship returned to Bermuda to disembark the body, and for repairs to the upper deck structure. Premature reports by Bermudian radio stations sent invalid signals to UK and it was reported on national TV news channels that H.M.S. ASHANTI had been sunk and lost at sea which was upsetting for many crew family members in the UK. 

Three sailors died in 1977 from carbon monoxide poisoning after a fire broke out in a .^ref 

Ashanti was returned to service in 1978 following a repair and refit, and finally placed in reserve and became a Harbour Training Ship. She was sunk as a [[target ship|target]] in 1988 by the submarines [[HMS Sceptre (S104)|Sceptre]] and [[HMS Spartan (S105)|Spartan]].{{citation needed|date=March 2012}}

== Commanding officers ==

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!From||To|||Captain
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|1970|||1972|||Captain Parker RN
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|1972|||1974|||Commander RN Blair RN
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|1976||1978|||
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|1978||1979|||Commander J J Blackham RN
|-
|}

== References ==

{{reflist}}

== Publications ==

*{{colledge}}
*Gardiner, Robert & Chesneau, Roger (1995), Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships, 1947-1995, Conway Maritime Press, London, ISBN 978-0-8517-7605-7.
*Marriot, Leo, 1983.  Royal Navy Frigates 1945-1983, Ian Allen Ltd.  ISBN 07110 1322 5

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'''HMS ''Ashanti'' (F117)''' was a [[Tribal class frigate|Tribal-class]] frigate of the [[Royal Navy]]. She was named after the [[Ashanti people]], an ethnic group located in [[Ghana]]. The frigate was sunk as a target in 1988.

''Ashanti'' was built by [[Yarrow Shipbuilders|Yarrow]], of [[Scotstoun]], at a cost of [[Pound Sterling|£]]5,315,000 and was the first commissioned Royal Navy warship to be equipped with [[combined steam and gas]] (COSAG) engines.<ref>"Second £7M. Assault Ship For The Navy". ''The Times'' (55326): Col A, p. 5. 27 February 1962.</ref> She was launched on 9 March 1959 and commissioned on 23 November 1961.<ref>Gardiner, Robert & Chesneau, Roger (1995), p. 518.</ref>

==Operational Service==

''Ashanti'' deployed to the Caribbean for [[sea trial|trials]] in 1962. There, in early October, the ship suffered a failure in her COSAG engines, forcing the frigate's return to Britain.<ref>"£5M. Frigate Breaks Down On Trials". ''The Times'' (55513): Col E, p. 4. 4 October 1962.</ref> Subsequent tests discovered that the COSAG's machinery was defective, which caused blade fracturing in the gas turbine.<ref>"Warship's Dual Propulsion Units Faulty". ''The Times'' (55598): Col F, p. 4. 14 January 1963.</ref>

''Ashanti'' was also used to trial the [[Westland Wasp]] [[helicopter]], prior to its introduction to active service in 1964.{{citation needed|date=March 2012}} The frigate conducted operations in the [[Persian Gulf]] and [[Arabian Sea]] for 10 months in 1963.<ref>"News in Brief". ''The Times'' (55884): Col E, p. 5. 14 December 1963.</ref>  In May 1965, ''Ashanti'' suffered minor damage in a collision with the Russian cargo shop ''Farab'' in the port of [[Mombassa]], [[Kenya]].<ref>"News in Brief". ''The Times'' (56318): Col A, p 12. 11 May 1965.</ref>

In 1970, ''Ashanti'' deployed on [[Beira Patrol]], which was designed to prevent oil reaching landlocked [[Rhodesia]] via the Portuguese colony of [[Mozambique]].{{citation needed|date=March 2012}} The following year ''Ashanti'' was present at the Royal Navy's withdrawal from [[Malta]]. In 1974, while returning to Britain from the Caribbean, ''Ashanti'' suffered two fatalities when a large wave struck the frigate.The ship was just four hours out of Bermuda on her way back to the UK, We were hit by a "freak wave" and were only a few degrees away from capsizing. The youngest member of the ships crew was swept overboard and although our helicopter was readied for a recovery, the sea swell was too great for the helicopter crew and winch man's safety. He was lost at sea. The other fatality was the oldest ships member on his last trip before retiring. He was injured severely by a dan buoy that broke loose in the event and died a short while later in the med bay. The ship returned to Bermuda to disembark the body, and for repairs to the upper deck structure. Premature reports by Bermudian radio stations sent invalid signals to UK and it was reported on national TV news channels that H.M.S. ASHANTI had been sunk and lost at sea which was upsetting for many crew family members in the UK.

Three sailors died in 1977 from carbon monoxide poisoning after a fire broke out in a <<link:0>>.<ref>"Unscrewing of nut led to fatal fire in warship". ''The Times'' (59960): Col C, p. 5. 24 March 1977.</ref>

''Ashanti'' was returned to service in 1978 following a repair and refit, and finally placed in reserve and became a Harbour Training Ship. She was sunk as a [[target ship|target]] in 1988 by the submarines [[HMS Sceptre (S104)|''Sceptre'']] and [[HMS Spartan (S105)|''Spartan'']].{{citation needed|date=March 2012}}

==Commanding officers==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
!From||To|||Captain
|-
|1970|||1972|||Captain Parker RN
|-
|1972|||1974|||Commander RN Blair RN
|-
|1976||1978|||
|-
|1978||1979|||Commander J J Blackham RN
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Publications==
*{{colledge}}
*Gardiner, Robert & Chesneau, Roger (1995), ''Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships, 1947-1995'', Conway Maritime Press, London, ISBN 978-0-8517-7605-7.
*Marriot, Leo, 1983.  ''Royal Navy Frigates 1945-1983'', Ian Allen Ltd.  ISBN 07110 1322 5

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ashanti}}
[[Category:Clyde-built ships]]
[[Category:Tribal-class frigates]]
[[Category:1959 ships]]

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