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 County Class  Guided Missile Destroyers.   Photos and history of the County Class guided missile destroyers, including HMS Devonshire, HMS Hampshire, HMS London, HMS Kent, HMS Fife, HMS Glamorgan, HMS Antrim and HMS Norfolk.   HMS Norfolk became the first operational Royal Navy warship to fire a surface to surface missile in 1974, during trials of a conversion of B turret to fire Exocet missiles.  Subsequently, HMS Antrim, HMS Fife and HMS Glamorgan also underwent the conversion.
HMS Devonshire  (D02) 15th November 1962 Sunk as target   on 17th July 1984
HMS Hampshire  (D06) 15th March 1963 Scrapped 1979
HMS London   (D16) 14th November 1963 Sold to Pakistan in 1982
HMS Kent    (D12) 15th August 1963 HS 1980 used for Harbour training
HMS Fife  (D20)  21st June 1966 Sold to Chile 1987
HMS Glamorgan  (D19) 13th October 1966 Damaged during Falklands war. later Sold to Chile 1986. sank 2005
HMS Antrim   (D18) 14th July 1970 Damaged during Falklands war. later Sold to Chile 1984. renamed Almirante Cochrane
HMS Norfolk  (D21)  7th March 1970  Sold to Chile 1982

HMS Devonshire

HMS Devonshire, March 1964.

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HMS Devonshire, September 1971.

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HMS Devonshire, June 1977.

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HMS Devonshire, June 1977.

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HMS Devonshire.  Closing to store from RFA Regent, November 1975.

Photographed by George Mortimore L.R.P.S  Copyright Cranston Fine Arts.  A reproduction of this original photo  size 10" x 7" approx available.  Order photograph here  . Order Code  GM062

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HMS Devonshire

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HMS Hampshire

HMS Hampshire, February 1964.

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HMS Hampshire, November 1968.

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HMS Hampshire, with HMS Belfast, March 1976.

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HMS London

HMS London, fitting out, June 1962.

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HMS London, May 1963.

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HMS London, May 1963.

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HMS London, 1965.

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HMS London, April 1969.

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HMS London, June 1977.

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HMS London.  Closing to fuel from RFA Green Rover, Stanavforlant, November 1976.

Photographed by George Mortimore L.R.P.S  Copyright Cranston Fine Arts.  A reproduction of this original photo  size 10" x 7" approx available.  Order photograph here  . Order Code  GM063

HMS Kent

HMS Kent, May 1969.

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HMS Kent, May 1969.

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HMS Kent.  Closing to fuel from RFA Grey Cover, May 1976.

Photographed by George Mortimore L.R.P.S  Copyright Cranston Fine Arts.  A reproduction of this original photo  size 10" x 7" approx available.  Order photograph here  . Order Code  GM016

HMS Kent, June 1977.

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HMS Fife

HMS Fife.  Taken from RFA Tarbatness, Baltic, June 1973.

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HMS Fife, June 1977.

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HMS Glamorgan

HMS Glamorgan, June 1977.

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HMS Glamorgan, June 1977.

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HMS Glamorgan.  Closing to fuel from RFA Plumleaf, Falklands War, July 1982.

Photographed by George Mortimore L.R.P.S  Copyright Cranston Fine Arts.  A reproduction of this original photo  size 10" x 7" approx available.  Order photograph here  . Order Code  GM028

HMS Glamorgan.

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HMS Glamorgan.

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HMS Antrim

HMS Antrim, February 1970.

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HMS Antrim, June 1977.

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HMS Antrim. 1976.

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HMS Antrim, June 1977.

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HMS Antrim, 1971.

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HMS Norfolk

HMS Norfolk, July 1970.

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HMS Norfolk, July 1970.

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HMS Norfolk, July 1970.

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HMS Norfolk, August 1981.

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HMS Norfolk.  Closing to fuel from RFA Green Rover, Stanavforlant, October 1976.

Photographed by George Mortimore L.R.P.S  Copyright Cranston Fine Arts.  A reproduction of this original photo  size 10" x 7" approx available.  Order photograph here  . Order Code  GM038

 

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