HMS Exeter (D89)
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| Career |
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|---|---|
| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 22 July 1976 |
| Launched: | 25 April 1978 |
| Commissioned: | 19 September 1980 |
| Decommissioned: | |
| Fate: | Active in service as of 2006. |
| Struck: | |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 4,820 tonnes |
| Length: | 125 m (410 ft) |
| Beam: | 14.3 m (47 ft) |
| Draught: | |
| Propulsion: | COGAG (Combined Gas and Gas) turbines, 2 shafts 2 turbines producing 36 MW |
| Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h) |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 287 |
| Armament: | Sea Dart missiles 4.5 in (114 mm) Mk 8 gun |
| Aircraft: | Lynx HMA8 |
| Motto: | Semper Fidelis |
The ship saw service in the Falklands War, deploying to the area from the Caribbean after the start of the British invasion operations to replace Sheffield. Exeter also served in Operation Granby, the 1991 Gulf War, under the command of Captain Nigel Essenhigh, Royal Navy, later First Sea Lord. Among her roles was the air defence of the US battleships bombarding enemy positions.
See HMS Exeter for other ships of the same name.
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