D80 HMS Sheffield

1975 to 1982

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Type 42 (Batch 1 and 2) class
DDG - Guided-Missile Destroyer

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History of D80 HMS Sheffield
1970-jan-15	Laid down
1971-jun-10	Launched	by HM Queen Elizabeth II.
1975-feb-16	Commissioned
1976-dec	Aircraft	assigned to 829 Squadron Wasp HAS.1 XT441 / 337 as Ships Flt
1977-jun-25	Deployment	Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Present at Silver Jubilee Fleet Review), off Gosport
1979-feb-3	Aircraft	Accident assigned to 829 Squadron Ships Flt Wasp XT441/337 ditched in sea off Gibraltar following engine fire and tail severed. Wreck recovered to UK.
1979-jun	Refit	until Nov 1980.
1982-apr-2	Deployment	Operation Corporate Ordered to South Atlantic from exercise with 815 Squadron 213 Flt (XZ725/337-SD) embarked to join Advanced Group. Exchanged Lynx for XZ721 with HMS Brilliant 22 Apr 1982.
1982-may	Decommissioned
1982-may-10	Fate: sunk	Operation Corporate struck by Exocet missle on 4 May 1982 in South Atlantic and later sank while under tow

Specifications

from Type 42 (Batch 1 and 2) class
3560	light (tn)
4350	full load (tn)
125	length (m)
14	beam (m)
5.80	draught (m)
4000	range (nm)
29	max speed (knots)
50000	power (shp)



2	Naval Engine gas turbine - Rolls Royce Olympus
2	Naval Engine gas turbine - Rolls Royce Tyne
2	Naval Engine propulsion system: COGOG



1	Missile Launcher Sea Dart



4	Chaff and decoys Seagnat



1	Naval Radar air search radar Type 965
2	Naval Radar fire direction radar Type 909
1	Naval Radar navigation radar Type 1006
1	Naval Radar surface and low level air search radar Type 996
1	Sonar hull mounted sonar Type 2050

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