Type 42 (Sheffield)

Type 42

Type DDG
Country UK
Displacement (t) 3,560
Length (m) 119.5
Beam (m) 14.3
Draft (m) 4.3
Height (m) 14.3
Max speed (kn) 28.0

Individual hulls (10)

Name Short name Country Start date End date Remark
Birmingham Birmingham UK 1976-12-03 (Commissioned) 2000-10-30 (Decommissioned)
Cardiff Cardiff UK 1979-09-24 (Commissioned) 2008-11-30 (Decommissioned)
Coventry Coventry UK 1978-11-10 (Commissioned) 1982-05-25 (Sunk at Falklands)
Exeter Exeter UK 1980-09-19 (Commissioned) 2011-09-30 (Decommissioned)
Glasgow Glasgow UK 1979-05-24 (Commissioned) 2008-12-31 (Decommissioned)
Liverpool Liverpool UK 1982-07-01 (Commissioned) 2014-10-30 (Decommissioned)
Newcastle Newcastle UK 1978-03-23 (Commissioned) 2008-11-30 (Decommissioned)
  • Royal Navy: 1978-03-23 – 2008-11-30 (Decommissioned)
  • Royal Navy: 1978-03-23 – 2008-11-30 (Decommissioned)
Nottingham Nottingham UK 1983-04-14 (Commissioned) 2011-10-30 (Decommissioned)
Sheffield Sheffield UK 1975-02-16 (Commissioned) 1982-05-04 (Sunk at Falklands)
Southampton Southampton UK 1981-10-31 (Commissioned) 2011-10-30 (Decommissioned)