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York 2003  

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Manchester	D95		Vickers SB, Barrow	19.5.1978	24.11.1980	16.12.1982	sold 11.2014
Gloucester	D96		Vosper Thornycroft, Woolston	29.10.1979	2.11.1982	11.9.1985	sold 9.2015
Edinburgh	D97		Cammell Laird, Birkenhead	8.9.1980	13.4.1983	17.12.1985	sold 8.2015
York	D98		Swan Hunter, Wallsend	18.1.1980	21.6.1982	9.8.1985	sold 8.2015

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	3880
Displacement full, t	4775
Length, m	132.3 wl 141.1 oa
Breadth, m	14.9
Draught, m	4.20 hull 5.80 sonar dome
No of shafts	2
Machinery	COGOG: 2 Rolls-Royce TM-3B gas turbines / 2 Rolls-Royce Tyne RM-1C gas turbines
Power, h. p.	54400 / 10680
Max speed, kts	29.5
Fuel, t	gas turbine oil 600
Endurance, nm(kts)	4750(18)
Armament	1 x 2 Sea Dart GWS30 SAM (22 Sea Dart), 1 x 1 - 114/55 Mk 8, 2 x 2 - 30/75 GCM-A03, 2 x 1 - 20/90 GAM-B01, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 7A, 2 x 3 - 324 STWS.3 TT, 1 helicopter (Lynx)
Electronic equipment	type 1022, type 992Q, type 1006, 2x type 909 radars, type 162M, type 184M sonars, type 670, UAA(1) ECM suites, 4x DLB decoy RL, 4x DLJ(2) floating decoy launchers, type 182 torpedo decoy, ADAWS-7 CCS
Complement	253

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Project history

The shortcomings of the Sheffield class could easily be remedied by restoring the length cut off the original design and slightly increasing the beam, and in November 1978 an order was placed for the first of four 'stretched Type 42s'. In configuration they were virtually identical with the later Sheffield class, with Type 1022 air warning radar. They also had the later version of the STWS defence against submarines using the Stingray torpedo and had four 30mm Oerlikons added. Because of the longer hull they were marginally faster than the Sheffield class.

Modernizations

1987-1989, all: - 2 x 2 - 30/75, type 992Q radar, type 184M sonar, UAA(1), type 670 ECM suites; + 2 x 6 - 20/76 Mk 15 Phalanx, type 996, 2x Mk 90 radars, type 2050 sonar, UAA(2), type 675(2) ECM suites, type 182 torpedo decoy, 2x DEC laser dazzlers

1990, Edinburgh: + 1 x 6 - 20/76 Mk 15 Phalanx, Mk 90 radar

1996, Edinburgh: - 1 x 6 - 20/76, 1x Mk 90 radar

late 1990s, all: - ADAWS-7 CCS; + ADAWS-8 CCS

2000, all: - type 1006 radar, UAA(2), type 675(2) ECM suites; + type 1007, type 1008 radars, UAT(5) ECM suite

2/2001, York: - 1 x 6 - 20/76, 1x Mk 90 radar; + 1 x 21 Sea RAM SAM (21 RIM-116A)

10/2001, York: - 1 x 21 Sea RAM SAM; + 1 x 6 - 20/76 Mk 15 Phalanx, Mk 90 radar

2001, all: - 2 x 1 - 20/70

early 2000s, some ships: - type 182 torpedo decoy; + type 2070 torpedo decoy

2004, Edinburgh, York: - 1 x 1 - 114/55; + 1 x 1 - 114/55 Mk 8 Mod.1

early 2000s, all: + 2x Rademac 2100 E/O systems

Naval service

No significant events.