HMS Beaver was one of 10 Type 22 missile frigates of the Broadsword class ordered by the Royal Navy.

[1] The ship was laid down at the Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd., Scotstoun, on 20 June 1980 and finally commissioned on 13 December 1984.

[2] With a maximum displacement of 4800 tons and a crew complement of 273 hands,[3] HMS Beaver had a propulsion of 54,000HP from 2 Rolls-Royce gas turbine Olympus TM3B and 2 Rolls-Royce gas turbine Tyne RM1C engines, a maximum speed of 30 knots and a range of 4,500 nautical miles.

[2] Armaments included: On top of this HMS Beaver could carry 2 Lynx HMA 8 helicopters.

Despite being many miles inland the town has a proud naval tradition based on the fact that during one week in the Second World War it raised one million pounds for the Royal Navy.