Last RN Type 42 decommissioned.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Bye bye HMS Edinburgh, thank you for your many years of faithful service. :salute:

Now the only active Type 42 left is Argentinian. There is some kind of bitter irony there. :hmmm:

http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2013/June/06/130606-HMS-Edinburgh-bows-out

http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2013/June/05/130605-HMS-Edinburgh-decommissioning

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-21948485

http://c69011.r11.cf3.rackcdn.com/e6f0641163494cdc84e01fa273304a3e-417x313.jpg

[Oberon]

Was just about to post this in GT, then I thought 'I'd better check the correct place first'.

A shame to see a hard working class go, but at thirty years, they're getting a bit long in the tooth.

I hope at least one is made into a museum ship, as a tribute to Coventry and Sheffield, the Argentinians were going to make a museum ship out of one of theirs but it sunk due to negligence.

Does seem rather odd that now the only Type-42 in service in the world will be ARA Hércules, even if she is a transport ship now rather than a destroyer.

[Jimbuna]

My favourite class of RN vessel....gave great service.