She was built at Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth as the lead ship of the class. Salisbury was laid down on 23 January 1952, launched on 25 June 1953, and completed on 27 February 1957. The Type 61 class were aircraft direction frigates, fitted with a sophisticated battery of radar equipment which was intended to provide guide carrier and shore-based aircraft against aerial targets. They shared a common hull design with the Leopard class frigates, and like the Leopards, were powered by eight Admiralty Standard Range diesel engines driving two shafts, giving a total of and propelling the ship to a speed of .
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