HMS Birmingham (D86)
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HMS Birmingham (D86) was a Royal Navy Type 42 destroyer that served primarily in air defense and fleet escort roles during the late 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Birmingham (D86) canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy warship
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Type 42 destroyer ⓘ guided missile destroyer ⓘ |
| aircraftFacilities |
flight deck for Lynx helicopter
ⓘ
hangar for Lynx helicopter ⓘ |
| armament |
4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun
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Sea Dart surface-to-air missile system NERFINISHED ⓘ anti-submarine torpedo tubes ⓘ close-in anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| beam | 14.3 meters (approximate) ⓘ |
| builder | Cammell Laird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1970s ships
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Cold War destroyers of the United Kingdom ⓘ Ships of the Royal Navy ⓘ Type 42 destroyers of the Royal Navy ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1976-12-03 ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War naval operations ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | around 250 personnel (approximate) ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1999-12-10 ⓘ |
| displacement | 4350 tons (full load, approximate) ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| fate | scrapped ⓘ |
| followedBy | HMS Newcastle (D87) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homePort | Portsmouth (various periods) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1971-03-26 ⓘ |
| launched | 1973-07-30 ⓘ |
| length | 125 meters (approximate) ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 30 knots (approximate) ⓘ |
| namedAfter | City of Birmingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalEnsign | White Ensign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | D86 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | HMS Sheffield (D80) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission | area air defence ⓘ |
| propulsion |
COGOG gas turbine
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Rolls-Royce Olympus gas turbines NERFINISHED ⓘ Rolls-Royce Tyne gas turbines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
air defence destroyer
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fleet escort ⓘ |
| secondaryMission |
anti-submarine warfare
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surface warfare ⓘ |
| servicePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| shipClass | Sheffield-class destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipyard | Cammell Laird, Birkenhead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| type | Batch 1 Type 42 destroyer ⓘ |
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