The Type 42 destroyers were designed principally to provide air defence for a task force, replacing the CountyClass destroyers which were becoming increasingly expensive to operate, but they are also utilised to engage surface and anti-submarine targets.
This is the Tri-ang Minic Ships model of the Type 42 Batch 3 "Manchester" Class destroyers currently in service with the Royal Navy.
Full details of the Type 42 Batch 3 Destroyers can be viewed on the Type 42 Batch 3 Class page in the Modern Edition section of the website.
Type 42 are, and the names of the Coventry and Sheffield, lost in the Falklands were perpetuated, along with the Countyclass HMS London.
The amidships of the Type 22 Batch 3 was thus considerably modified to accommodate the new 'punch.' The sensible addition of the Mark 8 114 mm gun forward gave a new dimension to the class, and a back-up to the missile armaments.
The Type 42 class was almost completed by the time the Falklands conflict broke out, and as the only modern and fully operational area-defense destroyers in the Royal Navy, they were a key component to the fleet.
The Type 42 destroyers were designed principally to provide air defence for a task force, replacing the County Class destroyers which were becoming increasingly expensive to operate, but they are also utilised to engage surface and anti-submarine targets.
The model is marked on the underside with the famous Tri-ang Minic logo, the model number, "Royal Navy Modern Edition", and the description "Type 42 Batch 2 Destroyer".
The Type 42 destroyers are fitted with controllable pitch propellers and are powered by two Rolls-Royce Tyne Engines which provide a cruising speed of 18 knots.
The Type 42 destroyers were designed principally to provide air defence for a task force, replacing the County Class destroyers which were becoming increasingly expensive to operate, but they are also utilised to engage surface and anti-submarine targets.
The model is marked on the underside with the famous Tri-ang Minic logo, the model number, "Royal Navy Modern Edition", and the description "Type 42 Batch 3 Destroyer".
The Type 42 destroyers are fitted with controllable pitch propellers and are powered by two Rolls-Royce Tyne Engines which provide a cruising speed of 18 knots.
The Type 42 destroyers were designed principally to provide air defence for a task force, replacing the CountyClass destroyers which were becoming increasingly expensive to operate, but they are also utilised to engage surface and anti-submarine targets.
This is the Tri-ang Minic Ships model of the Type 42 Batch 3 "Manchester" Class destroyers currently in service with the Royal Navy.
All the ships were named after large British cities, commemorating many of the Town Class cruisers that fought with such distinction in the Second World War.
Type 42 are, and the names of the Coventry and Sheffield, lost in the Falklands were perpetuated, along with the Countyclass HMS London.
The amidships of the Type 22 Batch 3 was thus considerably modified to accommodate the new 'punch.' The sensible addition of the Mark 8 114 mm gun forward gave a new dimension to the class, and a back-up to the missile armaments.
The Type 42 class was almost completed by the time the Falklands conflict broke out, and as the only modern and fully operational area-defense destroyers in the Royal Navy, they were a key component to the fleet.
