D118 HMS Coventry

1978 to 1982

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

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History of D118 HMS Coventry
1973-jan-29	Laid down	Yard No. V.1359
1974-jun-21	Launched
1978-oct-20	Commissioned
1979-apr	Aircraft	assigned 815 NAS 212 Flt Lynx HAS.2 XZ250 / 336-CV, until c Jan 1980
1980-feb	Aircraft	assigned 815 NAS 212 Flt Lynx HAS.2 XZ257 / 336-CV, until c Nov 1981
1980-oct-7	Deployment	Armilla Patrol First British Warship to be assigned the Armilla Patrol duty, with XZ257 embarked.
1982-jan	Aircraft	assigned 815 NAS Lynx HAS.2 XZ700 /336-CV by Jan 1982
1982-apr-2	Deployment	Operation Corporate Ordered to South Atlantic from Exercise Springtrain, off Gibraltar.
1982-apr-17	Aircraft	exchanged Ships Flt with Sea Skua fitted Lynx HAS.2 XZ242 /336
1982-may	Decommissioned
1982-may-25	Fate: sunk	South Atlantic (CV) Enemy Action Sunk after being hit by bombs in South Atlantic

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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