The replacement for the destroyers of the County-class, were much more compact and austere than their fore bearers. The primary role of the Type 42s was to provide area air defence for the ships they ...

HMS Edinburgh is the last of the Type 42 destroyers and is on her first stop on a round-Britain farewell tour which ends nearly 30 years of service. Watched by hundreds of people on both banks of ...

It marks a historic milestone for both the ship and the Royal Navy as it will be the last time a Type 42 destroyer deploys on operations as they make way for the new-generation Type 45 destroyers.

Commander Richard Farrington, 43, the captain of the type 42 destroyer, pleaded guilty to failing to delegate the responsibility of command of the ship properly. He was sentenced to a reprimand ...

The warship was based on the Royal Navy's Type 42 destroyer but was built domestically in Argentina. After being retired from service, Buenos Aires sought to preserve the vessel after the ...

The £78 million Type 42 destroyer ran on to rocks off Lord Howe Island, Australia, on July 7 last year, ripping a 100ft scar down its side. The warship was refloated exactly a year later.

The HMS Edinburgh, called "fortress of the sea," is a Type 42 destroyer that was decommissioned last summer. The Type 42 Destroyer has been replaced by Type 45 destroyers like the HMS Dauntless ...