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The County class was a class of British guided missile destroyers, the first such warships built by the Royal Navy. Designed specifically around the Seaslug anti-aircraft missile system, the primary role of these ships was area air defence around the aircraft carrier task force in the nuclear-war environment.
HMS Hampshire was a County-class destroyer of the Royal Navy.Laid down, in March 1959 a couple of weeks behind the class leader Devonshire, she was classified as a guided missile destroyer, as the Sea Lords regarded the concept of the cruiser and big gun ship as discredited by the perceived failure of the Tiger class and the obsolescence of the heavy gun.
HMS Glamorgan was a County-class destroyer of the Royal Navy with a displacement of 5,440 tonnes. The ship was built by Vickers-Armstrongs in Newcastle Upon Tyne and named after the Welsh county of Glamorgan. [2] She was launched on 9 July 1964, and was delivered to the Royal Navy two years later.
Pages in category "County-class destroyers of the Royal Navy" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
HMS Kent was a batch-1 County-class destroyer of the Royal Navy.She and her sisters were equipped with the Sea Slug Mk-1 medium-range surface-to-air missile SAM system, along with the short-range Sea Cat SAM, two twin 4.5-inch gun turrets, two single 20mm cannon, ASW torpedo tubes, and a platform and hangar that allowed her to operate one Wessex helicopter.
In 1913, lettered names were given to all Royal Navy destroyers, previously known after the first ship of that class. The River or E class of 1913 were the first destroyers of the Royal Navy with a high forecastles instead of "turtleback" bow making this the first class with a more recognizable modern configuration.
County-class destroyers of the Pakistan Navy (2 P) Pages in category "County-class destroyers" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
HMS Norfolk (pennant D21) was a County-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was the fourth Group 2 and the last of the County-class built. The fifth ship named Norfolk, she was laid down on 15 March 1966 by Swan Hunter and launched by Lavinia, Duchess of Norfolk on 16 November 1967. She was commissioned on 7 March 1970.