HMS Coventry (D118)

HMS Coventry
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Coventry
BuilderCammell Laird
Laid down29 January 1973
Launched21 June 1974
Commissioned10 November 1978
IdentificationPennant number: D118
FateSunk by Argentine aircraft, 25 May 1982
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General characteristics
Class and typeType 42 destroyer
Displacement4,820 tonnes
Length125 m (410 ft)
Beam14.3 m (47 ft)
Draught5.8 m (19 ft)
PropulsionCOGOG (Combined Gas or Gas) turbines, 2 shafts producing 36 MW
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement287
Armament
Aircraft carriedWestland Lynx HAS.Mk.1/2

HMS Coventry was a Type 42 (Sheffield-class) destroyer of the Royal Navy. Laid down by Cammell Laird and Company, Limited, at Birkenhead on 29 January 1973, she was launched on 21 June 1974 and accepted into service on 20 October 1978 at a cost of £37,900,000.

She was sunk by Argentine Air Force A-4 Skyhawks on 25 May 1982 during the Falklands War.