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| Laid down: | 29 October 1979 | |
| Launched: | 2 November 1982 | |
| Commissioned: | 11 September 1985 | |
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| Fate: | Template:Ship fate box active in service | |
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| General Characteristics | ||
| Displacement: | 5,200 tonnes | |
| Length: | 141 m (462.5 ft) | |
| Beam: | 15.2 m (50 ft) | |
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| Propulsion: | COGOG (Combination of Gas or Gas) turbines, 2 shafts 2 turbines producing 36 MW | |
| Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h) | |
| Range: | ||
| Complement: | 287 | |
| Armament: | Sea Dart missiles 114 mm (4.5 in) Mk 8 gun | |
| Aircraft: | Lynx HMA8 | |
| Motto: | Prorsum ("Onwards") | |
HMS Gloucester (D96) is a batch three Type 42 destroyer of the Royal Navy. Gloucester served in the Gulf War in 1991 where her most notable action was employing her Sea Dart missiles to shoot down an Iraqi Silkworm missile that was threatening the USS Missouri (BB-63).
See HMS Gloucester for other ships of the same name.
External links
| Type 42 destroyers | |
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 Royal Navy | |
 Argentine NavyHércules class | |
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