HMS Boxer (F92)
HMS Boxer was the first of the Batch 2 Type 22 frigates of the Royal Navy. After being decommissioned on 4 August 1999, the ship was sunk by the Royal Navy in the Western Approaches during a live-fire SINKEX in August 2004.
Service
She was one of only two Batch 2s fitted with the lower-height hangar of the Batch 1s, so she could only accommodate Lynx helicopters. On coming out of refit in 1990, with a clean bottom she achieved close to.During 1996 and 1997 she was leader of the 1st Frigate Squadron.
Commanding officers
Notable commanding officers include James Perowne, Timothy Laurence andRichard Ibbotson.