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Type 42 Destroyer

History
The class was designed in late 1960 to increase the area of fleet air defense. In total fourteen vessels were constructed into three lots, five of whom are still in service. In addition, two ships were also built to the same specifications as the batch 1 Argentina Navy vessels, a of which remains in service. The ships, along with the Type 23 frigates, currently help form the backbone of the surface fleet of the Royal Navy, but instead is being taken by the Type 45 destroyers. Sheffield and HMS Coventry were lost in the Falklands War to enemy action, this war is the first in which two warships surface of the same type have been on opposite sides since the Second World War, where four kinds of flowers corvettes were launched by the German navy.
When the Type 82 cruises were canceled air defense along with the proposed CVA-01 company by the Labour Government in 1966, the Type 42 was offered as a lighter and cheaper design with capabilities similar to those of Type 82. The class is equipped with the Sea Dart missile surface-air GWS30 first deployed in Bristol. The type of 42s also were given a flight deck and hangar for the terrain, a helicopter anti-submarine warfare, greatly increasing its usefulness in comparison with the Type 82, which was equipped with a cabin, but not in aviation facilities on board.
The design was budgeted with a ceiling of 19 million euros to the hull, but soon moved over budget. Final Design (21 million) became an extended concept similar to Lot "3". To reduce costs, the first two batches of 47 feet was removed from the bow and the ratio of beam length was reduced. These early 42s type performed poorly during the contractor's sea trials in particularly in heavy seas and the hull was extensively reviewed by other problems. The 1s Lot (across Cardiff Sheffield) and Batch 2s (Exeter to Liverpool) are notoriously poor Tues maintenance compared with the later batch 3s.
The first class was initially equipped with exhaust baffles (Loxton Bends) to its jet engines Rolls Royce Olympus TM1A to minimize damage to aerials overheads. As this is an important goal for the then new infrared-guided missiles, the vanes removed during reassembly 1979-1980 Sheffield in Portsmouth. Subsequent actions Olympus and Tyne removals were equipped with cheese graters, mixing machinery space Ventilation air from engine exhaust to minimize the infrared signatures.
Argentine versions of this class are both based in Puerto Belgrano, Blessed Trinidad is now used for spare parts for his sister heavily modified, Hercules, with a new aft superstructure and hangar and Exocet missile launchers.
Design details
The Type 42 Destroyer was built to fill the void left by the cancellation of the large Type 82 destroyer. The intention was to fulfill the same role, with systems still in a lower cost and more effective helmet. The boats are mainly for the system companies GWS-30 Sea Dart SAMs. Although he said become obsolete, is still effective against most modern missile threats, as demonstrated in the 1991 Gulf War.
The Type 42 is also equipped with a 4.5 inches (114 mm) guns and six torpedo tubes. Two Mk 15 Vulcan Phalanx close-in weapons systems (CIWS) were fitted to 42s after the British type loss of Sheffield with an Exocet missile. There have been three lots of ships, lots 1 and 2 displace 4820 tons and three batches (sometimes referred to as the class of Manchester) displacing 5200 tons. According to the rule, Lot 3 vessels have been upgraded significantly. Although the ships were lengthened Lot 3, the proposed system Sea Wolf missiles were never provided. Due their role more general war, the two Argentine ships were equipped with Exocet MM38, and not a CIWS.
The suite includes an electronic radar Type 1022 D-band long powerful extractor or a track suit LFB Type 965P Long Ranger air surveillance radar, a type 996 E / F-band 3D radar display target track extractor Joint ALF or look for the type of surface 992Q, two 909 type I / J-band fire control radar and a radar suit LFD track combiner.
In recent years the importance of aging of Type 42 destroyers has increased. The United Kingdom has adopted a policy of increasingly expeditionary defense and the removal of Sea Dart missile systems from Invincible class aircraft carriers has made the role of escort, the more important.
All vessels are powered by Rolls Royce Olympus engines and Rolls-Royce TM3B RM1C marinisa Tyne gas turbines are arranged in a Combined gas or gas (Combined Gas or Gas) agreement, Auto-Synchronous driving Shifting Clutches in a double reduction, Dual Tandem, articles, closed-system gear train and through five manganese stone blades variable pitch propellers (CPP). All have four Paxman diesel generators 16YJCAZ Ventura, each creation 1 MW 3ph 440V 60Hz.
Construction Program
Pennant
Name
(A) Builder Hull
Ordered
Laid down
Released
Accepted into service
Commission
Building Cost Estimate
Royal Navy – Lot 1
D80
Sheffield
Vickers Shipbuilding and Ltd, Barrow-in-Furness.
November 14, 1968
January 15, 1970
June 10, 1971
February 16, 1975
February 16, 1975
23.2 million
D86
Birmingham
Cammell Laird & Co. Birkenhead.
May 21, 1971
March 28th, 1972
July 30th, 1973
November 26, 1976
December 3, 1976
31 million
D87
Newcastle
Swan Hunter Ltd, Wallsend-on-Tyne.
November 11, 1971
February 21, 1973
April 24, 1975
February 25, 1978
March 23, 1978
34.6 million
D118
Coventry
Cammell Laird & Co. Birkenhead.
May 21, 1971
January 29, 1973
June 21, 1974
October 20, 1978
November 10, 1978
37.9 million
D88
Glasgow
Swan Hunter Ltd, Wallsend-on-Tyne.
November 11, 1971
April 16, 1974
April 14, 1976
March 9, 1979
May 24, 1979
36.9 million
D108
Cardiff
Vickers Shipbuilders Ltd, Barrow-in-Furness (for launch of the stage)
Swan Hunter Ltd, Hebburn (finally).
June 10, 1971
November 6, 1972
February 22, 1974
September 22, 1979
24 September 1979
40.5 million
Royal Navy – Lot 2
D89
Exeter
Swan Hunter Ltd, Wallsend-on-Tyne.
January 22, 1976
July 22, 1976
April 25, 1978
30 August 1980
September 19, 1980
60.1 million
D90
Southampton
Vosper Thornycroft Ltd, Woolston.
March 17, 1976
October 21, 1976
January 29, 1979
August 17, 1981
October 31 1981
67.5 million
D92
Liverpool
Cammell Laird & Co. Birkenhead.
May 27, 1977
5 July 1978
September 25, 1980
May 12, 1982
July 1, 1982
92.8 million
D91
Nottingham
Vosper Thornycroft Ltd, Woolston.
March 1, 1977
February 6, 1978
February 18, 1980
December 22, 1982
April 14, 1983
82.1 million
Royal Navy – Lot 3
D95
Manchester
And Vickers Shipbuilding Ltd, Barrow-in-Furness.
November 10, 1978
May 19, 1978
November 24, 1980
19 November 1982
December 16, 1982
110 million
D98
York
Swan Hunter Ltd, Wallsend-on-Tyne.
April 25, 1979
January 18, 1980
June 21, 1982
March 25, 1985
August 9, 1985
118 700 000
D96
Gloucester
Vosper Thornycroft Ltd, Woolston.
March 27, 1979
October 29, 1979
November 2, 1982
May 16, 1985
September 11, 1985
120 800 000
D97
Edinburgh
Cammell Laird & Co. Birkenhead.
April 25, 1979
September 8, 1980
April 13, 1983
July 25, 1985
December 17, 1985
130 600 000
Armada Republica Argentina – Lot 1
D1
ARA Hércules
Shipbuilders Vickers Ltd, Barrow-in-Furness.
May 18, 1970
June 16, 1971
October 24, 1972
May 10, 1976
July 12, 1976
D2
ARA Santisima Trinidad
AFNE, Rio Santiago, Argentina.
May 18, 1970
October 11, 1971
November 9, 1974
July 1, 1981
In May 1982, the Parliamentary Undersecretary of State (Jerry Wiggin) stated that the replacement cost for a Type 42 destroyer Sheffield was class "About 120 million dollars."
In July 1984, the Parliamentary Undersecretary of State (John Smith) stated: "the average cost rate three 42 destroyers now under construction is 117 million euros to 198 384 price levels. "
Running costs
It does not include major repairs and improvements
Date
Operating expenses
What's included
Citation
1981-1982
10.0 million
Average annual operating cost Type 42s on average of 198 182 including charges associated with aircraft, but excluding the costs of major repairs.
1985-1986
15 million
The cost average up and maintenance of a Type 42 destroyer for a year.
1987-1988
7 million
The average annual operating costs in the 1987-88 financial year prices of a Type 42 destroyer. These costs include personnel, fuel, spare parts and so on, and administrative support services, but exclude construction new capital goods, and re-assembly, repair costs.
2001-2002
13.0 million
Type 42 Destroyer, the average annual operating costs, based on historical costs for each full financial year. The figures include labor, maintenance, fuel, supplies and other expenses (eg rates port), but excludes depreciation and cost of capital.
2002-2003
13.5 million
For instance reinstall and updates
In May 2000, the Assistant Secretary Parliamentary State (John Speller) stated: "The running costs of each of the Royal Navy Type 42 destroyers for each of the last five years found in the following table. This includes the repair and maintenance, labor, fuel and other costs such as port and port charges. changes year after year is in large part to refit periods. "
Ship
199 596
199 697
199 798
199 899
19992000
Summons
HMS Birmingham
32.28 million
16.92 million
17.38 million
13.38 million
10.39 million
HMS Newcastle
32.60 one million
31.60 million
18.57 million
13.90 million
13.73 million
HMS Glasgow
14.70 million
29.47 million
26.36 million
13.61 million
12.65 million
HMS Cardiff
19.86 million
41.2 million
28.86 million
13.20 million
17.87 million
HMS Exeter
19.46 million
15.72 million
40.83 million
12.76 million
14.48 million
HMS Southampton
16.53 million
20.37 million
17.91 million
39.09 million
18.79 million
HMS Nottingham
18.70 million
17.24 million
19.08 million
13.08 million
32.74 million
HMS Liverpool
16.92 million
20.75 million
14.59 million
14.79 million
14.63 million
HMS Manchester
17.99 million
19.40 million
14.58 million
12.22 million
12.69 million
HMS Gloucester
19.33 million
19.40 one million
13.89 million
21.49 million
15.77 million
HMS York
20.48 million
19.79 million
17.50 million
11.78 million
21.88 million
HMS Edinburgh
35.27 million
19.29 million
22.50 million
13.00 million
12.28 million
Availability
In February 1998 the Minister of State for Defence, Dr Reid said: "Type 42 destroyers reached about 84-86 percent of average availability of services operating in each of the last five years. This time spent on planned maintenance discounts. "
The fate of the vessels
Pennant
Name
Commission
Home port
State
The Royal Navy
Lot 1
D80
Sheffield
February 16, 1975
Portsmouth
Sunken Falklands War in May 4, 1982
D86
Birmingham
December 3, 1976
Portsmouth
Scrapped 1999
D88
Glasgow
May 25, 1977
Portsmouth
Scrapped in December 2008
D87
Newcastle
March 23, 1978
Portsmouth
Scrapped November 2008
D118
Coventry
20 October 1978
Portsmouth
Sunk in the Falklands War May 25, 1982
D108
Cardiff
September 24, 1979
Portsmouth
Scrapped November 2008
Lot 2
D89
Exeter
September 18, 1980
Portsmouth
Decommissioned May 27, 2009
D90
Southampton
October 31, 1981
Portsmouth
Decommissioned February 12, 2009
D92
Liverpool
July 9, 1982
Portsmouth
Active
D91
Nottingham
April 8, 1983
Portsmouth
Decommissioned February 11, 2010
Lot 3
D95
Manchester
December 16, 1982
Portsmouth
Active
D98
York
September 8, 1985
Portsmouth
Active
D96
Gloucester
September 11, 1985
Portsmouth
Active
D97
Edinburgh
December 17, 1985
Portsmouth
Active
Armada Republica Argentina
BV52
ARA Hércules
July 12, 1976
Puerto Belgrano
Active
D2
ARA Santisima Trinidad
July 1, 1981
Puerto Belgrano
Unmanned and the elimination of waiting
Life
In May 1982, the Minister of State (Peter Blake) was consulted on the current planned life in service to the Type 21 and Type 22 frigates and Type 42 destroyer, and said: "It's too early to provide an assessment accurate, but on current plans do not expect any of these vessels must be removed before the 1990s and some remain in service until the next century. "
Replacement
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The ships are scheduled to be decommissioned by 2014. By 2007 none of the lots 1 vessel remained in committee. Initially, the United Kingdom sought to acquire replacements for the first time in collaboration with seven other NATO nations under the NFR-90 project and then with France and Italy through the Horizon program CNGF. However, both companies for collaboration and the United Kingdom decided to go it alone with a national project. Jane described this situation in its edition Warship 2000 as "little short of a national scandal."
The type of 42s will now be replaced by six Type 45 destroyers (The audacity, the Dauntless, Defender, Dragon, Duncan and Diamond), who have been ordered and are in process of construction and acceptance criteria update] 2009 [. The Type 42 class always overcrowded housing has been a problem for crew safety and comfort, and when finding space for updates. The Type 45 years will be considerably higher, moving nearly 7,400 tons compared with the rate of displacement of 42 tons 4,8205,200.
See also
Media communication connected with the Type 42 destroyers Wikimedia Commons
Footnotes
^ The term used in the estimates and estimates of Defense Navy is "accepted into service." Hansard has used the term date of acceptance. Leo Marriott in his books the various uses of the term "finished", as that the fight against the vessels of Jane. All these terms mean the same thing: the date the Navy accepts the ship builder. This date is important because maintenance cycles, etc are generally calculated from the date of acceptance.
^ "The unit cost, ie not including the cost of certain items (eg aircraft, First Set). "- Text of the defenses estimates
"They do not include other costs, such as Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) s which are not carried out in a centrally for each ship and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. "Bob Ainsworth, Minister of State for Armed Forces, 16 July 2008.
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstu vwxyz aa ab ac ad ae af ag ai aj ak h at am an ao ap aq ar va at au aw ax az ba bb bc ay BD BF bg bh bi bj bm bn bbl bk bo bp bq br bt BS Marriott Modern Leo Combat 3 vessels, type 42, a Ian Allan Pub, 1985, ISBN 0-7110-1453-1 page 28.
^ abcdefghijk lmnopqr Hansard HC Deb October 23, 1989 vol 158 cc357-8W Question 357W the Secretary of State for Defence on the costs warship, on October 23, 1989. This section is the first part of the table that continues in the Hansard HC Deb October 23 1989 158 c360W vol.
^ Abcdefghijk July 16, 2008: Column 452W FAQ Secretary of State for Defence, July 16, 2008.
Marriott, Leo Modern Combat 3 vessels, type 42, a pub Ian Allan, 1985, ISBN 0-7110-1453-1 page 28.
These two sources agree on the dates vessels had been ordered, with the following exceptions:
Sheffield Marriott February 28, 1975. Hansard February 16, 1975.
Glasgow Marriott May 25, 1979. Hansard May 24, 1979.
Cardiff Marriott October 19, 1979. Hansard 24 September 1979.
Nottingham: Marriott April 8, 1983. Hansard April 14, 1983.
Liverpool Marriott July 9, 1982. Hansard July 1, 1982.
^ Hansard: HC Deb October 23, 1989 vol 158 cc357-8W 357W of questions to the Secretary of State for Defence on the costs warship, on October 23, 1989.
Marriott, Leo Modern Combat 3 ships Type 42, a pub Ian Allan, 1985, ISBN 0-7110-1453-1 page 15.
Moore, John Jane's Fighting Ships, 1982-83, Jane pub's Publishing Co Ltd, 1982, ISBN 0-7106-0742-3 page 553.
»^ Hansard: HC Deb 23 October 1989 vol 158 cc357-8W 357W of questions to Secretary of State for Defence on the costs warship, October 23 1989, says 26 November 1976.
Marriott, Leo Modern Combat 3 vessels, type 42, a pub Allan Ian, 1985 ISBN 0-7110-1453-1 page 28 says October 1976.
^ Hansard: HC Deb 23 October 1989 vol 158 cc357-8W 357W of questions to the Secretary of State for Defence on the costs warship, October 23, 1989, said 31.0 million.
Moore, Jane Fighting Ships Juan, 1982-83, Jane Post a pub Co Ltd, 1982 ISBN 0-7106-0742-3 page 553 says 30.9 million.
Abcd ^ Moore, John Jane's Fighting Ships, 1982-83 pub publication Jane Co Ltd, 1982, ISBN 0-7106-0742-3 page 553.
^ Hansard: HC Deb October 23, 1989 vol 158 cc357-8W 357W of questions to the Secretary of State for Defence on costs warship, October 23, 1989 said 40.5 million.
Moore, John Jane's Fighting Ships, 1982-83, pub publication Jane Co Ltd, 1982, ISBN 0-7106-0742-3 Page 553 says 40.4 million.
Marriott, Leo Modern Combat 3 vessels, type 42, a pub Ian Allan, 1985, ISBN 0-7110-1453-1 page 15 says 40.4 million.
Aldrich, James Richard Intelligence, Defence and Diplomacy: British Policy in the postwar world. Taylor & Francis, pub 1994, ISBN 0-7146-4140-5 page 119 says: "A example of how delays in procurement programs may increase the costs of building the Type-42 destroyer HMS Cardiff. Vickers Shipbuilding and intended delivery of the ship in 1975 at a cost of 15 million euros. Due to difficulties in recruiting workers to work building the ship was not completed until 1978 and cost twice the original price (more than 30 million). "On page 129 gives the source of this information for cost," Fourth Report of the Commission Public Accounts, 1976-1977 (HC 304), April 1977, pp xii-xiii and Q. 92. "
The cost quoted in Aldrich is a source written before the end of the vessel, and so is less complete than the cost quoted in Jane and Marriott, which were written after the completion of the ship, and are almost the same as the figure Hansard.
^ Abcdef Hansard HC Deb October 23, 1989 vol 158 cc358-61W Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence, 23 October 1989.
^ Hansard HC Deb May 27, 1982 vol c397W to Question 24 Secretary of State for Defence on the replacement cost of a Type 42 destroyer Sheffield class., May 27, 1982
^ Hansard HC Deb vol July 23, 1984 Question 64 c534W the Secretary of State for Defence on the latest estimates of the cost of a Type 42 destroyer, the July 23, 1984.
^ Hansard HC Deb July 16, 1982 vol 27 cc485-6W questions the Secretary of State for Defence about the costs of operation of naval vessels on July 16, 1982.
^ Hansard HC Deb January 22, 1987 vol 108 c730W Ask the Secretary of State for Defence about the costs of operating the ships of war, January 22, 1987.
^ Hansard HC Deb March 10, 1989 vol 148 c44W Ask the Secretary of State Defense about the operating costs of ships of war, March 10, 1989.
^ Hansard HC Deb September 9, 2003 vol 410 cc346-7W Question to the Secretary of State Defense September 9, 2003.
ABCDEFGHIJKLM ^ Hansard HC Deb May 22, 2000 vol 350 cc318-9W Question to the Secretary of State for Defence about the operating costs of ships war, on May 22, 2000.
^ Hansard February 5, 1998: Column: 762 Response of the Secretary of State for Defence, Dr Reid, February 5, 1998.
^ Daily HMS Southampton Echo bows out after 28 years
^ Hansard HC Deb vol May 4, 1982 Question 23 c55W the Secretary of State for Defence on the service life of frigates and destroyers, May 4, 1982.
References
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Type 42 Destroyer
The Royal Navy
Sheffield Birmingham Cardiff Coventry Newcastle Glasgow Exeter Nottingham Southampton Liverpool Manchester York Gloucester Edinburgh
Armada Argentina
Hercules Santsima Trinidad
Preceded by: Type 82 Followed by: Type 45
List the destroyers of the Royal Navy
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