11033238.2 The replacement for the destroyers of the County-class, were much more compact and austere than their fore bearers. The primary role of the Type 42s was to provide area air defence for ...

The Royal Navy's Type 83 destroyer project, the replacement for the Type 45, will enter the concept phase early next year, it was announced in Parliament. Minister for Defence Procurement ...

The Type 45 Destroyer is the largest and most powerful Air Defence Destroyer ever built for the Royal Navy. It will provide UK Defence with a world-class military capability.

The Royal Navy is the fifth largest in the world, comprised of 98 ships. The HMS Edinburgh, called "fortress of the sea," is a Type 42 destroyer that was decommissioned last summer. The Type 42 ...

The commanding officer of a Royal Navy warship which crashed into ... The £78 million Type 42 destroyer ran on to rocks off Lord Howe Island, Australia, on July 7 last year, ripping a 100ft ...