Type 42 guided missile destroyer

The Type 42 or Sheffield class was developed to provide the Royal Navy with a cost-effective, medium-sized guided-missile destroyer focused on fleet air defence. Conceived in the late 1960s after the cancellation of the more complex and expensive Type 82, the Type 42 was intended to protect naval task groups against airborne threats using the Sea Dart missile system.

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1971  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Sheffield-class destroyer; Type 42 destroyer
16 produced, Sea Dart, 4.5 inch Mk 8 gun, 
guided missile destroyer, Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering, VT Group, Swan Hunter, Argentine Navy, Cammell Laird, Royal Navy, 

4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun, HMS Birmingham, HMS Cardiff, HMS Coventry, HMS Edinburgh, HMS Exeter, HMS Glasgow, HMS Gloucester, HMS Liverpool, HMS Manchester, HMS Newcastle, HMS Nottingham, HMS Sheffield, HMS Southampton, HMS York, Hércules-class destroyer, Sea Dart, Sky Sword II, Type 051 destroyer, 

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  1972 Argentinian subclass of Type 42 guided missile destroyers

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  HMS Birmingham ⓘ
  1973 Type 42 guided missile destroyer

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  HMS Newcastle ⓘ
  1975 Type 42 guided missile destroyer

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  HMS Cardiff ⓘ
  1974 Type 42 guided missile destroyer

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  HMS Glasgow ⓘ
  1976 Type 42 guided missile destroyer

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  HMS Exeter ⓘ
  1978 Type 42 guided missile destroyer

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  HMS Southampton ⓘ
  1979 Type 42 guided missile destroyer

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  HMS Liverpool ⓘ
  1980 Type 42 guided missile destroyer

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  HMS Manchester ⓘ
  1980 Type 42 guided missile destroyer

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  HMS Nottingham ⓘ
  1980 Type 42 guided missile destroyer

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  HMS York ⓘ
  1982 Type 42 guided missile destroyer

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  HMS Gloucester ⓘ
  1982 Type 42 guided missile destroyer

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  HMS Edinburgh ⓘ
  1983 Type 42 guided missile destroyer

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  HMS Sheffield ⓘ
  1971 Type 42 guided missile destroyer

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  HMS Coventry ⓘ
  1974 Type 42 guided missile destroyer

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1971 Type 42 guided missile destroyer

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1976 HMS Birmingham

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1978 HMS Newcastle

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1979 HMS Cardiff

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1979 HMS Glasgow

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1980 HMS Exeter

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1981 HMS Southampton

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1982 HMS Liverpool

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1982 HMS Manchester

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1983 HMS Nottingham

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1985 HMS York

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1985 HMS Gloucester

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1985 HMS Edinburgh

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	watercraft	1972	Hércules-class destroyer	Type 42 guided missile destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1976	HMS Birmingham	guided missile destroyer, Type 42 guided missile destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1978	HMS Newcastle	guided missile destroyer, Type 42 guided missile destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1979	HMS Cardiff	guided missile destroyer, Type 42 guided missile destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1979	HMS Glasgow	Type 42 guided missile destroyer, guided missile destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1980	HMS Exeter	guided missile destroyer, Type 42 guided missile destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1981	HMS Southampton	guided missile destroyer, Type 42 guided missile destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1982	HMS Liverpool	guided missile destroyer, Type 42 guided missile destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1982	HMS Manchester	guided missile destroyer, Type 42 guided missile destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1983	HMS Nottingham	Type 42 guided missile destroyer, guided missile destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1985	HMS York	guided missile destroyer, Type 42 guided missile destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1985	HMS Gloucester	guided missile destroyer, Type 42 guided missile destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1985	HMS Edinburgh	Type 42 guided missile destroyer, guided missile destroyer	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1975	HMS Sheffield	shipwreck, guided missile destroyer, Type 42 guided missile destroyer	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1978	HMS Coventry	guided missile destroyer, shipwreck, Type 42 guided missile destroyer	Wikidata
commons	image		Ships, Portsmouth - scan01		Commons
commons	image		Ships of the Reserve Fleet off Hardway		Commons
commons	image		Surplus Ships - Portsmouth harbour		Commons
commons	image		Port militaire de Portsmouth-01		Commons
commons	image		Port militaire de Portsmouth-02		Commons
commons	image		Old Destroyers (5694697306)		Commons