HMS Edinburgh is the last of 14 Type 42 destroyers which have been in service with the Royal Navy since 1975, they have been the most combat proven warship in service with the RN since the end of the Second World War with two of there number lost during the Falklands War of 1982 (HM Ships Sheffield and Coventry). HMS Gloucester during the first Gulf War had the only successful missile versus missile engagement at sea when she shot down an Iraqi silkworm missile fired at the veteran US battleship USS Missouri (the Japanese surrender was signed onboard her in Tokoyo Bay signifying the end of WW2
HMS Edinburgh the last of 14 Type 42 destroyers at sea whilst transiting between Edinburgh and Birkenhead at the end of May 2013, the 42s served with the Royal Navy between 1975 and 2013, they have been the most combat proven warship in service with the RN since the end of the Second World War with two of there number lost during the Falklands War of 1982 (HM Ships Sheffield and Coventry). HMS Gloucester during the first Gulf War had the only successful missile versus missile engagement at sea when she shot down an Iraqi silkworm missile fired at the veteran US battleship USS Missouri (the Japanese surrender was signed onboard her in Tokoyo Bay signifying the end of WW2). On Friday the 31st May 2013 Edinburgh will enter Portsmouth for the final time bringing to an end the time of the Type 42 in the Royal Navy the final act will be when her decommissioning ceremony will be held on the 6th June 2013. The Type 42 has been replaced in the Royal Navy by six Type 45 destroyers.
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