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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
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01 / Overview
Type 42 guided missile destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1975–1985
Quantity
16
Operators
Conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · COLD WAR
12
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
76
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the destroyers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification5MOD.5
- Hull Classificationdestroyer
- Ship Typedestroyer
- Builder / ShipyardVickers, Cammell-Laird, Swan Hunter, Vosper Thorneycroft, CFNE Argentina
- Ships in Class16
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement3,500 t
- Standard Displacement3,500 t
- Full Load Displacement4,775 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)141.1 m
- Length (waterline)132.3 m
- Beam14.9 m
- Draft5.8 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement301
- Officers26
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionCOGAG
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)COGOG with 2 Olympus high-speed gas turbines and 2 Tyne cruise gas turbines
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power50,000 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed30 kn
- Cruise Speed13.8 kn
- Range4,200
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament5MOD.5
- Main Gun4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun
- Main Gun Calibre114 mm
- Main Gun Count1
- Secondary Guns2 × 20 mm Oerlikon / BMARC GAM-B01, 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS (after 1982)
- CIWS2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS (after 1982)
⬢Missile Armament5MOD.5
- Anti-Ship Missiles4 × MM38 Exocet (Argentine ships only)
- Surface-to-Air MissilesGWS-30 Sea Dart (22 missiles, space for additional 15 in Batch 3)
- Land-Attack Cruise MissilesNo
- Ballistic Missile DefenseNo
- ASW Rocket / MissileNo
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes3
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarYes
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters1
- HangarYes
- Flight DeckYes
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems7MOD.7
- Air-Search RadarType 1022/965P, Type 996/992Q 3-D
- Surface / Fire-Control RadarType 1007 & 1008 navigation
- Phased-Array RadarNo
- Combat SystemGWS30 Sea Dart SAM system
- Aegis / EquivalentNo
- Electronic WarfareYes
- Decoy LaunchersDLH decoy system
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed16
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned16
- Cancelled0
- Lost2
- Retired14
- Preserved0
◆Armour1MOD.1
- Armournone
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1975Production started
- 1982First deployment: Falklands War
- 1985Production ended
51
years in service
10
years in production
16
units produced
2
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Conflicts
TYPE 42 GUIDED MISSILE DESTROYER · CONFLICTS SERVED IN0% win
Total Conflicts
1
Victories
0
Ongoing
0
Losses
0
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
06 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE7terms
Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
Automated Damage Control is a shipboard system that detects, assesses, and mitigates combat damage on aircraft carriers using sensors and software to enhance response speed and reduce crew workload.
Combined gas turbine and gas turbine propulsion system where two gas turbines drive a single shaft via a combining gearbox.
Military action involving the use of electromagnetic spectrum to disrupt, deceive, or destroy enemy electronic systems.
The upper deck of an aircraft carrier, equipped for aircraft takeoff, landing, and maintenance operations.
Sonar system installed on the hull of a ship, used for underwater detection and navigation by emitting and receiving sound waves.
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