HMS London (D16)
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Laid down: | 26 February 1960 |
Launched: | 7 December 1961 |
Commissioned: | 4 November 1963 |
Decommissioned: | 1980. |
Fate: | Sold to Pakistan on 24 March 1982 |
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Beam: | 53 ft |
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Propulsion: | COSAG (Combination of Steam and Gas) turbines, 2 shafts |
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Aircraft: | one Lynx or Wessex |
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HMS London (D16) was a County-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She decommissioned in 1980 and was sold to Pakistan on 23 March 1982 and renamed Babur. Babur decommissioned from Pakistani service in 1993 and was sold for scrap in 1995.
See HMS London for other ships of the same name.
County-class destroyer |
Devonshire | Hampshire | London | Kent | Fife | Glamorgan | Antrim | Norfolk |
List of destroyers of the Royal Navy |