British Missile Destroyers
Entries in bold indicate photos.
County Class (Batch 1)
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D02 Devonshire D06 Hampshire D12 Kent D16 London |
The first British warships built with guided missiles turned out larger than planned, mainly due to the handling arrangements for the Sea Slug missile. |
County Class (Batch 2)
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D18 Antrim D20 Fife D19 Glamorgan D21 Norfolk |
The Batch 2 ships were armed with the Mk2 Sea Slug, with a limited capability against surface targets. All the class were refitted with Exocets in place of the second turret. |
Type 82 Bristol Class
| D23 Bristol | The Type 82s were planned as a class of 4 to escort the Queen Elizabeth class carriers, but with the demise of that project, only one was completed as a testbed for the Sea Dart missile. |
Type 42 Sheffield Class (Batch 1)
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D86 Birmingham D108 Cardiff D118 Coventry D88 Glasgow D87 Newcastle D80 Sheffield |
The Type 42s are intended for outer taskforce protection. Expansion potential is limited, and the ships were originally reliant on ECM against low level attack, which would prove disasterous in the Falklands campaign. |
Type 42 Exeter Class (Batch 2)
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D89 Exeter D92 Liverpool D91 Nottingham D90 Southampton |
The Batch 2 ships are little more than repeats of Batch 1, with uprated engines and electronics. |
Type 42 Manchester Class (Batch 3)
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D97 Edinburgh D96 Gloucester D95 Manchester D98 York |
The Batch 3 ships were a big improvement on the previous ships, having been enlarged
with a 50 foot plug and improved electonics.
The Type 42s will be replaced by the Type 45 class, which will be built instead of the Horizon project. |
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