Type 42 destroyer

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Type 42 destroyer destroyer class guided-missile destroyer warship class

The Type 42 destroyer was a class of Royal Navy guided-missile destroyers designed primarily for anti-air warfare, notably serving in front-line roles during the late Cold War era.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
HMS Coventry (D118)	0
HMS Sheffield (D80)	0

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Type 42 destroyer ⓘ Type 42 destroyer ⓘ destroyer class ⓘ guided-missile destroyer ⓘ warship class ⓘ
aircraftFacility	flight deck for one helicopter ⓘ hangar for one helicopter ⓘ
armament	4.5-inch Mark 8 naval gun ⓘ Sea Dart surface-to-air missile system ⓘ anti-submarine torpedo tubes ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
crewComplement	about 250 personnel ⓘ
designedBy	Royal Corps of Naval Constructors ⓘ
designedDuring	late 1960s ⓘ
designedFor	air defence of fleet units ⓘ
displacement	approximately 4,100 tons full load (Batch 1 and 2) ⓘ approximately 4,800 tons full load (Batch 3) ⓘ
enteredService	1975 ⓘ
fate	sunk during Falklands War ⓘ sunk during Falklands War ⓘ
hasSubclass	Batch 1 Type 42 destroyer ⓘ Batch 2 Type 42 destroyer ⓘ Batch 3 Type 42 destroyer ⓘ
maximumSpeed	about 30 knots ⓘ
missileSystem	GWS30 Sea Dart ⓘ
notableCharacteristic	compact hull design to reduce cost ⓘ front-line air-defence role in Royal Navy carrier and task groups ⓘ
notableEvent	two Royal Navy Type 42 destroyers lost in Falklands War ⓘ
notableShip	ARA Hércules (D-1) ⓘ ARA Santísima Trinidad (D-2) ⓘ HMS Cardiff (D108) ⓘ HMS Coventry (D118) ⓘ HMS Glasgow (D88) ⓘ HMS Sheffield (D80) ⓘ
numberBuilt	14 ⓘ
operator	Royal Navy ⓘ
precededBy	County-class destroyer ⓘ
primaryRadar	Type 1022 radar (later upgrades) ⓘ Type 965 radar (early batches) ⓘ
primaryRole	anti-air warfare ⓘ
propulsion	COGOG gas-turbine propulsion ⓘ
retiredFromService	2013 ⓘ
serviceBranch	Argentine Navy ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ
succeededBy	Type 45 destroyers ⓘ surface form: Type 45 destroyer
typicalAircraft	Lynx helicopter ⓘ surface form: Westland Lynx helicopter
usedInConflict	Cold War ⓘ Falklands War ⓘ Gulf War ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Type 45 destroyers → replacedClass → Type 42 destroyer ⓘ

subject surface form: Type 45 destroyer

Falklands War → usedWeapon → Type 42 destroyer ⓘ