HMS Coventry (D118)
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HMS Coventry (D118) was a British Royal Navy Type 42 destroyer best known for her service and sinking during the Falklands War in 1982.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Coventry (D118) canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy warship
ⓘ
Type 42 destroyer ⓘ destroyer ⓘ |
| aircraftCarried |
Lynx helicopter
ⓘ
surface form:
Westland Lynx helicopter
|
| armament |
20 mm Oerlikon guns
ⓘ
4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun ⓘ Sea Cat missile system (early service) ⓘ Sea Dart surface-to-air missile system ⓘ |
| attacker | Argentine Air Force ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of the Falkland Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Falkland Islands (air attacks on 25 May 1982)
|
| beam | 14.3 m ⓘ |
| builder | Cammell Laird ⓘ |
| callSign | GCBK ⓘ |
| casualties | 19 killed in sinking ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | Argentine air attack ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1978-10-10 ⓘ |
| conflict | Falklands War ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 287 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1982-05-25 (loss in action) ⓘ |
| displacement |
4350 tons (standard)
ⓘ
5300 tons (full load) ⓘ |
| draught | 5.8 m ⓘ |
| fate | Sunk in the Falklands War ⓘ |
| followedBy | HMS Birmingham (D86) ⓘ |
| homeport | Portsmouth ⓘ |
| IMOCategory | military vessel ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1968-01-29 ⓘ |
| launched | 1974-06-21 ⓘ |
| length | 125.0 m ⓘ |
| locationOfSinking | North of West Falkland ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 30 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Coventry
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Coventry
|
| navalEnsign | White Ensign ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Deliberately positioned as decoy to protect other British ships on 25 May 1982
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Provided area air defence during Falklands War ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | D118 ⓘ |
| precededBy | HMS Sheffield (D80) ⓘ |
| propulsion | COGOG gas turbine ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | Late 1970s ⓘ |
| shipClass | Type 42 destroyer ⓘ |
| shipyard |
Cammell Laird shipyard, Birkenhead
ⓘ
surface form:
Cammell Laird, Birkenhead
|
| sisterShip |
HMS Glasgow (D88)
ⓘ
HMS Sheffield (D80) ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Type 42 destroyer
ⓘ
surface form:
Sheffield-class destroyer
|
| sunk | 1982-05-25 ⓘ |
| survivors | More than 250 crew rescued ⓘ |
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Subject: HMS Coventry (D118) Description of subject: HMS Coventry (D118) was a British Royal Navy Type 42 destroyer best known for her service and sinking during the Falklands War in 1982.
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