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| The current '''''HMS Manchester (D95)''''' is a ] (Batch 3) destroyer. She was laid down in ], launched in ] and commissioned in ]. In ], during the ], she participated in numerous operations in the ], aimed at primarily upholding the trade blockade imposed on ] during ]'s invasion of ]. She won the lineage it's newest battle honour - Persian Gulf ]. | The current '''''HMS Manchester (D95)''''' is a ] (Batch 3) destroyer. She was laid down in ] at ], launched in ] and commissioned in ]. In ], during the ], she participated in numerous operations in the ], aimed at primarily upholding the trade blockade imposed on ] during ]'s invasion of ]. She won the lineage it's newest battle honour - Persian Gulf ]. | ||
| ''Manchester'' has recently been on a six-month deployment to the ], mainly on counter-drug operations and a display of security to Britain's Overseas Territories in the region. This deployment ended in December ] and culminated in a £19 million pounds drug bust. ''Manchester'' is now docked at ] with other ships of the 5th Destroyer Squadron. | ''Manchester'' has recently been on a six-month deployment to the ], mainly on counter-drug operations and a display of security to Britain's Overseas Territories in the region. This deployment ended in December ] and culminated in a £19 million pounds drug bust. ''Manchester'' is now docked at ] with other ships of the 5th Destroyer Squadron. | ||
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| Career | RN Ensign |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 5 July 1978 |
| Launched: | 25 September 1980 |
| Commissioned: | 16 December 1982 |
| Decommissioned: | |
| Fate: | In service |
| Struck: | |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 5,200 tonnes |
| Length: | 462.5 feet |
| Beam: | 50 feet |
| Draught: | |
| Propulsion: | COGAG (Combined Gas and Gas) turbines, 2 shafts 2 turbines producing 36MW |
| Speed: | 30 knots |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 287 |
| Armament: | Sea Dart missiles 4.5-in Mk 8 gun |
| Aircraft: | Lynx HMA8 |
| Motto: | |
The current HMS Manchester (D95) is a Type 42 (Batch 3) destroyer. She was laid down in 1978 at Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering, launched in 1980 and commissioned in 1982. In 1991, during the Gulf War, she participated in numerous operations in the Persian Gulf, aimed at primarily upholding the trade blockade imposed on Iraq during Saddam Hussain's invasion of Kuwait. She won the lineage it's newest battle honour - Persian Gulf 1991.
Manchester has recently been on a six-month deployment to the Caribbean, mainly on counter-drug operations and a display of security to Britain's Overseas Territories in the region. This deployment ended in December 2003 and culminated in a £19 million pounds drug bust. Manchester is now docked at Portsmouth with other ships of the 5th Destroyer Squadron.
See HMS Manchester for other ships of the name.
Type 42 (Batch 3) Characteristics
- Displacement: 5,200 tonnes
- Length: 141 metres/462.5 feer
- Beam: 15.2 metres/50 feet
- Speed: 30 knots
- Complement: 287 (Maximum 301)
- Armament:
- Twin Sea Dart missile launcher
- 4.5 inch (114mm) Mk 8 Gun
- 2 x 20mm Oerlikon Close-range guns
- 2 Vulcan Phalanx close-in weapons system (CIWS)
- 2 X Triple anti-submarine torpedo tubes
- NATO Seagnat and DLF3 Decoy launchers
- Aircraft: Lynx Mk 8 helicopters:
- Armament
- Sea Skua anti-ship missiles
- Stingray anti-submarine torpedoes
- Mk 11 depth charges
- Machine guns
- Armament
- Propulsion: Combined Gas and Gas (COGAG) turbines, 2 shafts 2 turbines producing 36MW
| Type 42 destroyers | |
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 Royal Navy | |
 Argentine NavyHércules class | |
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