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| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 8 September 1980 |
| Launched: | 14 April 1983 |
| Commissioned: | 17 December 1985 |
| 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 |
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HMS Edinburgh sailed into the Mersey to escort the yachts at the end of the Round The World Clipper Race. 27/09/2003.
See HMS Edinburgh for other ships of the same name.
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 Argentine NavyHércules class | |
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