Preceded by:
Bristol (Type 82) (1973)Succeeded by:
Daring (Type 45) (2009) | | |
| Class | Sheffield | Sheffield (3) |
| Type | Guided Missile Destroyer | Guided Missile Destroyer |
| Year | 1975 | 1982 |
| Crew | 299-312 | 312 |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length | 119.5 m (pp) 125 m | 132.3 m (pp) 141.1 m |
| Beam | 14 m | 14.9 m |
| Draught | 5.8 m | 5.8 m |
| Displacement | ||
| Empty | 3,850 t | 4,750 t |
| Loaded | 4,350 t | 5,350 t |
| Performance | ||
| Speed | 56 km/h / 33 km/h | 56 km/h / 33 km/h |
| Range | 8,334 km @ 33 km/h | 8,334 km @ 33 km/h |
| Machinery | ||
| Shafts | 2 | 2 |
| Turbines | 2 x Gas turbine 50,000 hp Rolls-Royce Olympus TM.3B 2 x Gas turbine 5,340 hp Rolls-Royce Tyne RM.IA | 2 x Gas turbine 50,000 hp Rolls-Royce Olympus TM.3B 2 x Gas turbine 5,340 hp Rolls-Royce Tyne RM.IA |
| Fuel | Oil: 600 t | Oil: 600 t |
| Armament | ||
| Main | 1 x 114-mm/55 (1 x 1) 4.5-in Mk. 8 -10° / +55° | 1 x 114-mm/55 (1 x 1) 4.5-in Mk. 8 -10° / +55° |
| Anti-Aircraft | 2 x 20-mm (2 x 1) Oerlikon 4 x 30-mm (2 x 2) GCM-AO3 [1982] 2 x 20-mm (2 x 1) GAM-BO1 [1982] | 4 x 20-mm (4 x 1) Oerlikon 4 x 20-mm (4 x 1) Phalanx CIWS |
| Torpedo tubes | 6 x 324-mm (2 x 3) | 6 x 324-mm (2 x 3) |
| AA Weapons | Sea Dart GWS.30 (1 x 2) | Sea Dart GWS.30 (1 x 2) |
| Armor | ||
| Armor | None | None |
| Sensors | ||
| Radar | Type 909 Type 965 (AKE-2)/1022 Type 992Q/993 Type 1006 | Type 909 Type 992Q/993 Type 1006 Type 1022 |
| Sonar | Type 162 Type 184M | Type 162 Type 184M |
| Aircraft | ||
| Helicopters | 1 | 1 |
| Production | ||
| Built | 10 | 4 |
| Total | 12 |
| Ship | Code | Builder | Laid | Launch | Comm | Decomm | Fate | ||
| Sheffield (Type 42) (1): | |||||||||
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Sheffield † | D80 | Vickers-Armstrong | 15/01/1970 | 10/06/1971 | 16/02/1975 | 04/05/1982 | † | Loss by missile |
|
Birmingham | D86 | Cammell Laird | 28/03/1972 | 30/07/1973 | 26/11/1976 | 31/12/1999 | Sold/Scrapped | |
|
Newcastle | D87 | Swan Hunter | 21/02/1973 | 24/04/1975 | 25/02/1978 | 01/02/2005 | Sold/Scrapped | |
|
Coventry † | D118 | Cammell Laird | 29/01/1973 | 21/06/1974 | 20/10/1978 | 25/05/1982 | † | Loss by aircraft |
|
Glasgow | D88 | Swan Hunter | 16/04/1974 | 14/04/1976 | 09/03/1979 | 01/02/2005 | Sold/Scrapped | |
|
Cardiff | D108 | Vickers-Armstrong | 06/11/1972 | 22/02/1974 | 22/09/1979 | 14/07/2005 | Sold/Scrapped | |
| Hércules / Sheffield (Type 42) (1): | |||||||||
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Hércules | D1 | Vickers-Armstrong | 16/06/1971 | 24/10/1972 | 12/07/1976 | 2020 | Inactive | |
|
Santísima Trinidad | D2 | AFNE | 11/10/1971 | 09/11/1974 | 01/07/1981 | 2004 | Preserved | |
| Sheffield (Type 42) (2): | |||||||||
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Exeter | D89 | Swan Hunter | 22/07/1976 | 25/04/1978 | 30/08/1980 | 27/05/2009 | Sold/Scrapped | |
|
Southampton | D90 | Vosper Thornycroft | 21/10/1976 | 29/01/1979 | 17/08/1981 | 12/02/2009 | Sold/Scrapped | |
|
Liverpool | D92 | Cammell Laird | 05/07/1978 | 25/09/1980 | 12/05/1982 | 30/03/2012 | Sold/Scrapped | |
|
Nottingham | D91 | Vosper Thornycroft | 06/02/1978 | 18/02/1980 | 22/12/1982 | 11/02/2010 | Sold/Scrapped | |
| Sheffield (Type 42) (3): | |||||||||
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Manchester | D95 | Vickers-Armstrong | 19/05/1978 | 24/11/1980 | 19/11/1982 | 24/02/2011 | Sold/Scrapped | |
|
York | D98 | Swan Hunter | 18/01/1980 | 21/06/1982 | 25/03/1985 | 27/09/2012 | Sold/Scrapped | |
|
Gloucester | D96 | Vosper Thornycroft | 29/10/1979 | 02/11/1982 | 16/05/1985 | 30/06/2011 | Sold/Scrapped | |
|
Edinburgh | D97 | Cammell Laird | 08/09/1980 | 13/04/1983 | 25/07/1985 | 06/06/2013 | Sold/Scrapped | |
