| Laid down | 29th January 1973 |
| Launched | 21st June 1974 |
| Completed | N/A |
| Commissioned | 20th October 1978 |
| Fate | Sunk: 25th May 1982 off Falkland Islands |
| Builders | Cammel Laird, Birkenhead United Kingdom |
| Complement | 299 |
| Dimensions | |
|---|---|
| Displacement | 3500 tons std 4100 tons max |
| Dimensions | 410' 10" x 46' 9" |
| Draught | 19' |
| Armament | |
| Main guns | 1 x Mk8 4.5" |
| Secondary guns | 2 x 20mm Oerlikon |
| Torpedo tubes | None |
| Other weapons | SAM: 2 x SeaDart (1 x 2) |
| Countermeasures | Type 182 towed decoy 2 x Corvus decoy launchers 4 x Sea Gnat decoy launchers |
| Armour | N/A |
| Aircraft Facilities | |
| Aircraft | 1 x Westland Lynx |
| Flightdeck | N/A |
| Hangar | N/A |
| Catapults | None |
| Arrestor system | None |
| Aviation fuel | N/A |
| Electronics Fit | |
| Radar | Type 965 air search Type 996 search Type 992Q Type 909 fire control Type 1006 navigation |
| Sonar | Type 2050 Type 162 |
| ECM | N/A |
| Other | N/A |
| Machinery | |
| Engines | COGOG 2 x Rolls Ryce Olympus TM3B gas turbines 2 x Rolls Royce Tyne RM1A gas turbines |
| Power output | 56000shp Olympus 8500shp Tyne |
| Speed | 18kts Tyne 29kts Olympus |
| Shafts | 2 |
| Range | 4500NM @ 18kts |
| Fuel | N/A |
Coventry was sunk by 3 bombs from Argentinian aircraft.
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