HMS Devonshire (D02)

HMS Devonshire during Portsmouth Navy Day, 1980
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Devonshire
Ordered24 January 1956
BuilderCammell Laird
Laid down9 March 1959
Launched10 June 1960
Commissioned15 November 1962
Decommissioned1978
IdentificationPennant number: D02
FateSunk as a target on 17 July 1984
General characteristics
Class and typeCounty-class destroyer
Displacement6,200 tons full load
Length158.6 m (520 ft 4 in)
Beam53 ft (16 m)
Draught20 ft (6.1 m)
PropulsionCOSAG (Combined steam and gas) turbines, 2 shafts
Speed31.5 knots (58.3 km/h)
Range3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km)
Complement470
Armament
Aircraft carriedLynx or Wessex helicopter
Aviation facilitiesFlight deck and enclosed hangar for embarking one helicopter

HMS Devonshire was the first of the County-class destroyers and the first Batch 1 ship of the Royal Navy. The ship was built by Cammell Laird in Birkenhead near Liverpool. With a displacement of 6,200 tons full load, Devonshire was named after the English county of Devon. She was launched on 10 June 1960 and delivered to the navy two years later.