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.

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HMS Coventry (D118) canonical 1

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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
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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Type 42 destroyer notableShip HMS Coventry (D118)