HMS Dido/HMNZS Southland (F104) was a Royal Navy (RN) Leander-class frigate.

Entering service in 1961, Dido was involved in the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation, served with NATO’s Standing Naval Force Atlantic on several occasions, and was one of the frigates used for the filming of the drama series Warship. Following a defence review at the start of the 1980s, the ship was transferred to the Royal New ZealandContinue reading “HMS Dido/HMNZS Southland (F104) was a Royal Navy (RN) Leander-class frigate.”