HMS Andromeda (F57) was a Leander-class frigate launched in 1967 and commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1968, participating in the Falklands War as a close escort for the carrier HMS Invincible. The ship was modernized in the late 1970s with Exocet missiles and the Sea Wolf missile system. After service, she was sold to India in 1995, where she became the training ship INS Krishna before being decommissioned in 2012. Early Service & Modernization Launch & Commission: HMS Andromeda was launched

Frigate (1973) ~ Cold War RN HMS Sirius... Official govt film uploaded as "fair use." Documentary following HMS Sirius (F40) a Royal Navy Leander-class frigate during AAW and ASW exercises. Includes RAS with RFA Grey Rover (A269). Port visit to Madeira. | British & Commonwealth Forces

The Cod Wars, Royal Navy Leander Class Frigates HMS Andromeda (F57) 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 Leander Class Frigates operating during the Cod War with Iceland; amazing seamanship by the Royal Navy, The cod wars were a series of disputes between Britain and Iceland running from the 1950s to the 1970s over the rights to fish in Icelandic waters. Although it was never a war in the conventional sense of the word (the massive and well-equipped Royal Navy would have easily defeated the tiny Icelandic Navy), the pe

HMS Andromeda (F57) was a Royal Navy Leander-class frigate crucial in the 1982 Falklands War, serving as an escort for HMS Invincible and acting as an air defense picket, notably entering Port Stanley first to fly the White Ensign after Argentina's surrender, symbolizing the British recapture before being sold to India as INS Krishna and decommissioned in 2012. #hmsandromeda #frigate #falklands #falklandswar #royalnavy #england #british #britishhistory #london #navy #instagood #ship #reel #reels