HMS Edinburgh

HMS Edinburgh was a Type 42 destroyer of the Royal Navy. Edinburgh was built by Cammell Laird of Birkenhead. She was launched on 14 April 1983 and commissioned on 17 December 1985. The largest of the Type 42 destroyers, Edinburgh was known as the "Fortress of the Sea". Edinburgh was the last of the Type 42 destroyer to serve in the Royal Navy and was decommissioned on 6 June 2013.

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D97
speed 30 knot, draft 5.8 metre, 
Type 42 guided missile destroyer, guided missile destroyer, Cammell Laird, Royal Navy, United Kingdom, 

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1985-12-17T00:00:00Z

1985-12-17T00:00:00Z

1985 HMS Edinburgh

1980-09-08T00:00:00Z

1980-09-08T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1983-04-14T00:00:00Z

1983-04-14T00:00:00Z

ship launching

2013-06-06T00:00:00Z

2013-06-06T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1985-12-17T00:00:00Z

1985-12-17T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

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Frameless

HMS EDINBURGH D97 on patrol in the Northern Arabian Gulf. 08-03-2003 MOD 45142511

HMS Edinburgh MOD 45139119

HMS Edinburgh on patrol

HMS Edinburgh

The Fortress of the Sea, HMS Edinburgh at Cape Town Docks (300195022)

The Fortress of the Sea, HMS Edinburgh at Cape Town Docks (300194488)

The Fortress of the Sea, HMS Edinburgh at Cape Town Docks (300194745)

The Fortress of the Sea, HMS Edinburgh at Cape Town Docks (300194235)

The Fortress of the Sea, HMS Edinburgh at Cape Town Docks (300195264)

The Fortress of the Sea, HMS Edinburgh at Cape Town Docks (300195952)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		HMS EDINBURGH D97 on patrol in the Northern Arabian Gulf. 08-03-2003 MOD 45142511		Commons
commons	image		HMS Edinburgh MOD 45139119		Commons
commons	image		HMS Edinburgh on patrol		Commons
commons	image		HMS Edinburgh		Commons
commons	image		The Fortress of the Sea, HMS Edinburgh at Cape Town Docks (300195022)		Commons
commons	image		The Fortress of the Sea, HMS Edinburgh at Cape Town Docks (300194488)		Commons
commons	image		The Fortress of the Sea, HMS Edinburgh at Cape Town Docks (300194745)		Commons
commons	image		The Fortress of the Sea, HMS Edinburgh at Cape Town Docks (300194235)		Commons
commons	image		The Fortress of the Sea, HMS Edinburgh at Cape Town Docks (300195264)		Commons
commons	image		The Fortress of the Sea, HMS Edinburgh at Cape Town Docks (300195952)		Commons