D80
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D80 is the pennant number of HMS Sheffield, a Royal Navy Type 42 guided missile destroyer that served prominently during the Falklands War.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Sheffield (D80) | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy warship
ⓘ
Type 42 destroyer ⓘ guided missile destroyer ⓘ naval ship identifier ⓘ pennant number ⓘ |
| aircraftCarried | Westland Lynx helicopter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armament |
4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun
ⓘ
Sea Dart surface-to-air missile system NERFINISHED ⓘ anti-submarine torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| attacker |
Argentine Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Argentine Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam | 14.3 m ⓘ |
| builder | Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfLoss | Exocet missile strike ⓘ |
| class |
Sheffield-class destroyer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Type 42 destroyer ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1975-02-16 ⓘ |
| conflict | Falklands War ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 260 ⓘ |
| dateOfAttack | 1982-05-04 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1982-05-04 ⓘ |
| displacement |
4350 long tons (standard)
ⓘ
4350 tons (standard) ⓘ |
| fate | sunk during Falklands War ⓘ |
| hullNumber | D80 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| identifies | HMS Sheffield (D80) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1968-01-15 ⓘ |
| launched | 1971-06-10 ⓘ |
| length | 125.0 m ⓘ |
| lossLocation | east of Falkland Islands ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 30 knots ⓘ |
| missileType | AM39 Exocet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | City of Sheffield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | first Royal Navy ship lost in action since World War II ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| pennantMarking | D80 ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | D80 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | COGOG gas turbine ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1975 ⓘ |
| shipClassLeadShip | Sheffield-class destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipyard | Barrow-in-Furness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorShipName | HMS Sheffield (F96) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkWhile | on picket duty during Falklands War ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations | South Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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