The Type 42 or Sheffield class was a class of fourteen guided-missile destroyers that served in the Royal Navy. [4] A further two ships of this class were built for and served with the …

The Type 42 or Sheffield class, are light guided missile destroyers used by the Royal Navy and the Argentine Navy (2 units). The first ship of the class was ordered in 1968 and launched in …

The Type 42 destroyer was designed to be compact and cost-effective while still providing advanced capabilities. Its sharp bow and distinctive lattice mast housed radar and sensor …

Type 42 Class (1975) Air Defence Destroyer DG The Type 42 Destroyer was designed around the Sea Dart, medium range Surface-to-Air missile system, to provide an air defence system for a …

Apr 2, 2013 · Reviewing the life and service of the 14 Type 42 destroyers that have given service to the Royal Navy spanning 38 years

Considerably cheaper to build than the Type 82 design, the Type 42s lacked Ikara and the obsolete Limbo ASW mortar, and the COSAG (Combined Steam and Gas) propulsion plant …

Type 42 may refer to: Bristol Type 42 Grampus II, British prototype biplane passenger aircraft; Peugeot Type 42, motor vehicle by the French auto-maker Peugeot; Type 42 destroyer, light …

Mar 27, 2024 · The primary role of the Type 42s was to provide area air defence for the ships they had to escort. With their long-range sensor fit they also could act as radar pickets, sailing …

Jan 12, 2001 · The Government accepted the need to deploy the Sea Dart but imposed a limit of £11 million on the cost of the ship to carry it. The resultant design, a compromise in many …

Type 42 from the initial staff requirements to the completion of singularly successful contractors' sea trials. It discusses the basic and detailed design showing how the machinery package was …