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Sheffield Class - World Naval Ships Directory

Sheffield Class

Class : Sheffield
Builder :
Country : UK
Ship Type : Destroyer
Pennants : D88, D95, D80, D90, D91, D87, D86, D118, D108, D89, D92, D97, D96, D98
Profile : Also referred to as Type 42 Destroyers.

Sheffield Class Destroyers. c. 1971 - 1983

Ships in the Sheffield class (ordered by name)... :

NameLaunchedFate
Birmingham30th July 1973Scrapped 20th October 2000.
Cardiff22nd February 1974Launched by Vickers and completed by Swan Hunter Ltd, Hebburn.
Coventry21st June 1974Sunk 26th May 1982 Falklands Campaign.
Edinburgh14th April 1983Still in service 2012, decommissions in 2013, will be the last of the class in service
Exeter25th April 1978Decommissioned 27 May 2009, awaiting disposal 2012
Glasgow14th April 1976Paid off 1st February 2005 and scrapped January 2009.
Gloucester2nd November 1982Decommissioned 30 June 2011, awaiting disposal
Liverpool25th September 1980Decommissioned 30 March 2012, awaiting disposal
Manchester24th November 1980Decommissioned on 24th February 2011.
Newcastle24th April 1975Decommissioned 1st February 2005 and scrapped November 2008.
Nottingham18th February 1980Decommissioned on 11th February 2010.
Sheffield10th June 1971Sunk 10th May 1982.
Southampton29th January 1979Decommissioned February 2009 and awaiting disposal
York20th June 1982Decommissioned 27 September 2012, awaiting disposal

Ships in the Sheffield class (ordered by launch date)... :

NameLaunchedFate
Sheffield10th June 1971Sunk 10th May 1982.
Birmingham30th July 1973Scrapped 20th October 2000.
Cardiff22nd February 1974Launched by Vickers and completed by Swan Hunter Ltd, Hebburn.
Coventry21st June 1974Sunk 26th May 1982 Falklands Campaign.
Newcastle24th April 1975Decommissioned 1st February 2005 and scrapped November 2008.
Glasgow14th April 1976Paid off 1st February 2005 and scrapped January 2009.
Exeter25th April 1978Decommissioned 27 May 2009, awaiting disposal 2012
Southampton29th January 1979Decommissioned February 2009 and awaiting disposal
Manchester24th November 1980Decommissioned on 24th February 2011.
Nottingham18th February 1980Decommissioned on 11th February 2010.
Liverpool25th September 1980Decommissioned 30 March 2012, awaiting disposal
Gloucester2nd November 1982Decommissioned 30 June 2011, awaiting disposal
York20th June 1982Decommissioned 27 September 2012, awaiting disposal
Edinburgh14th April 1983Still in service 2012, decommissions in 2013, will be the last of the class in service
Ship Badges of the Sheffield Class.
Glasgow

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