Type 42 Destroyers
The Type 42 Destroyers form the backbone of the Royal Navy's anti-air capability. They are equipped with the Sea Dart medium range air defence missile system, which in its primary role is designed to provide area air defence to a group of ships, although it is also effective against surface targets at sea. In addition to their role as an air defence platform the Type 42 Destroyers operate independently carrying out patrol and boarding operations, recently enforcing UN embargoes in the Gulf and the Adriatic as well as providing humanitarian assistance in Monserrat and East Timor
Ship Name | Pennant No. | Ship Name | Pennant No. |
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Batch 2 | |||
Exeter | D89 | Nottingham | D91 |
Southampton | D90 | Liverpool | D92 |
Batch 3 | |||
Manchester | D95 | Edinburgh | D97 |
Gloucester | D96 | York | D98 |
Batch 2 | Batch 3 | |
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Displacement: | 4,820 tonnes | 5,200 tonnes |
Length: | 125m / 410ft | 141m / 462.5ft |
Beam: | 14.3m / 47ft | 15.2m / 50ft |
Speed: | 30 kts | 30 kts |
Complement: | 287 (Max.312) | 287 (Max.312) |
Armament: | Twin Sea Dart Missile launcher 114mm (4.5 inch) Mk 8 gun 2 x 20mm Close range guns 2 x Vulcan Phalanx close in weapons system (CIWS) 2 x Triple anti submarine torpedo tubes NATO Seagnat and DLF3 Decoy Launchers | |
Sensors: | Type 1007 & 1008 Navigational Radar Type 996 surveillance and target indication radar 2 x Type 909 Sea Dart tracking radars UAT Electronic Surveillance System Type 2050 active sonar | |
Aircraft: | Lynx MK 8 helicopters:
Armament: Sea Skua anti-ship missiles Stingray anti-submarine torpedoes Mk 11 depth charges Machine guns |
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Propulsion: |
COGOG (Combined Gas and Gas) turbines, 2 shafts 2 turbines producing 36MW |