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HMS Cardiff was a British Type 42 destroyer and the third ship of the Royal Navy to be named in honour of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff. Cardiff served in the Falklands War , where she was involved in the 1982 British Army Gazelle friendly fire incident .
She was captured in 1652 by HMS Tiger (1647) and was sold in 1658. HMS Cardiff (D58) was a C-class light cruiser launched in 1917 and broken up in 1946. HMS Cardiff (D108) was a Type 42 (Batch 1) destroyer launched in 1974. She was involved in the Falklands and Gulf Wars and participated in the buildup to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. She was ...
HMS Cardiff (D108) (8 P) Pages in category "Falklands War naval ships of the United Kingdom" The following 76 pages are in this category, out of 76 total.
Pages in category "HMS Cardiff (D108)" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
HMS Cardiff (D108) (8 P) Pages in category "Gulf War ships of the United Kingdom" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
HMS Bristol (D23), Type 82; HMS Cardiff (D108), Type 42 joined group en route having started in Gibraltar; Frigates. HMS Active (F171), Type 21 frigate; HMS Andromeda (F57), Leander class; HMS Avenger (F185), Type 21 frigate; HMS Minerva (F45), Leander class; HMS Penelope (F127), Leander class; Royal Fleet Auxiliaries
Rear Admiral Michael George Temple Harris, 9th Baron Harris, JP (born 5 July 1941), is a British peer and former Royal Navy officer who was the captain of HMS Cardiff during the Falklands War. [1] [2] He was promoted lieutenant on 1 May 1963, [3] and lieutenant commander on 1 May 1971, [4] and retired on 3 April 1992. [5]
HMS Cardiff is the second Batch 1 Type 26 frigate to be built for the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. [14] The first steel was cut on 14 August 2019. [15] The Type 26 class will partially replace the navy's thirteen Type 23 frigates, [16] and will be a multi-mission warship designed for anti-submarine warfare, air defence and general purpose operations. [4]