HMS Devonshire (D02)
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HMS Devonshire (D02) was a County-class guided missile destroyer of the Royal Navy that served during the Cold War era.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
County-class destroyer
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Royal Navy warship ⓘ guided missile destroyer ⓘ |
| armament |
4.5-inch naval guns
ⓘ
Sea Cat surface-to-air missile system NERFINISHED ⓘ Sea Slug surface-to-air missile system NERFINISHED ⓘ anti-submarine mortars ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 54 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Cammell Laird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | County-class destroyers of the Royal Navy ⓘ |
| class | County-class destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1962 ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | around 470 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | late 1970s ⓘ |
| displacement |
approximately 6,200 tons standard
ⓘ
approximately 6,700 tons full load ⓘ |
| draught | approximately 20 feet ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| hullNumber | D02 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1959 ⓘ |
| launched | 1960 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 521 feet ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
County of Devon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Devonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navy | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | D02 ⓘ |
| primaryMission | area air defence ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbine ⓘ |
| role |
air-defence destroyer
ⓘ
fleet escort ⓘ |
| secondaryMission |
anti-submarine warfare
ⓘ
surface warfare ⓘ |
| serviceEndPeriod | late 1970s ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod | early 1960s ⓘ |
| shipType | destroyer ⓘ |
| shipyard | Cammell Laird, Birkenhead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| speed | about 30 knots ⓘ |
| status | scrapped ⓘ |
| successorClass | Type 42 destroyer ⓘ |
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