HMS London (D16)

	HMS London leads Antrim and Norfolk in the English Channel after taking part in joint exercises with the RAF in the Atlantic, North Sea and Norwegian Sea, December 1971
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS London
Ordered	6 February 1957
Builder	Swan Hunter
Laid down	26 February 1960
Launched	7 December 1961
Commissioned	4 November 1963
Decommissioned	December 1981
Identification	Pennant number: D16
Fate	Sold to Pakistan on 24 March 1982
Pakistan
Name	Babur
Acquired	March 1982
Decommissioned	1993
Fate	Sold for scrap in 1995
General characteristics
Class and type	County-class destroyer
Displacement	6,200 tons (6,800 tons full load)
Length	158.6 m (520 ft 4 in)
Beam	53 ft (16 m)
Draught	20 ft (6.1 m)
Propulsion	COSAG (Combined steam and gas) turbines, 2 shafts
Speed	31.5 knots (58.3 km/h)
Range	3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km)
Complement	470
Armament	1× Sea Slug GWS.2 twin-arm SAM launcher(36 missiles); 2× Sea Cat GWS.21 twin-arm SAM launcher(60 missiles); 4× 4.5 in (114 mm) /45 DP (2× twin gunned turret); 2× 20 mm AA; 2× triple-tubes for 12¾ inch (324 mm) ASW torpedo;
Aircraft carried	1× Lynx or Wessex helicopter
Aviation facilities	Flight deck and enclosed hangar for embarking one helicopter

History
HMS London leads Antrim and Norfolk in the English Channel after taking part in joint exercises with the RAF in the Atlantic, North Sea and Norwegian Sea, December 1971
United Kingdom
Name	HMS London
Ordered	6 February 1957
Builder	Swan Hunter
Laid down	26 February 1960
Launched	7 December 1961
Commissioned	4 November 1963
Decommissioned	December 1981
Identification	Pennant number: D16
Fate	Sold to Pakistan on 24 March 1982
Pakistan
Name	Babur
Acquired	March 1982
Decommissioned	1993
Fate	Sold for scrap in 1995
General characteristics
Class and type	County-class destroyer
Displacement	6,200 tons (6,800 tons full load)
Length	158.6 m (520 ft 4 in)
Beam	53 ft (16 m)
Draught	20 ft (6.1 m)
Propulsion	COSAG (Combined steam and gas) turbines, 2 shafts
Speed	31.5 knots (58.3 km/h)
Range	3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km)
Complement	470
Armament	1× Sea Slug GWS.2 twin-arm SAM launcher(36 missiles) 2× Sea Cat GWS.21 twin-arm SAM launcher(60 missiles) 4× 4.5 in (114 mm) /45 DP (2× twin gunned turret) 2× 20 mm AA 2× triple-tubes for 12¾ inch (324 mm) ASW torpedo
Aircraft carried	1× Lynx or Wessex helicopter
Aviation facilities	Flight deck and enclosed hangar for embarking one helicopter