The primary role of the Type 42 destroyers was providing air defense for the fleet. With their long-range sensors, the ships could also act as radar pickets, sailing ahead of a task group. HMS ...

The largest of the RN Type 42 destroyers, it was launched in 1983 and will have completed 30 years of service . The Royal Navy’s destroyer HMS Edinburgh left on Monday Portsmouth on her final ...

A TEARFUL farewell has been said to HMS Edinburgh after the crew of what is the last of the Royal Navy’s Type 42 destroyers returned to Portsmouth from its final deployment.

The Type 42 Destroyer will arrive at 9.30am on Wednesday 29 February, and already on board will be the Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Councilor Frank Prendergast who will have joined the ship’s ...

HMS Nottingham - Type 42 Destroyer Plan: Take a virtual tour of HMS Nottingham - learn about the weapons onboard ship, have a peak in the control room or get claustrophobic in the mess rooms.

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