HMS London (D16)
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| Career |  |
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| Ordered: | |
| 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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| Armament: | 2 turrets with 4.5" twin barrels. 2 x Seacat launchers, 1 x Mk1 Seaslug Long Range Surface to Air missile system. |
| Aircraft: | one Lynx or Wessex |
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HMS London (D16) was a County-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was 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.
Last ship to leave Malta when the Maltese government closed the base. Last RN ship capable of firing Mark 1 Seaslug missiles. Last ship in Royal Navy capable of firing a 4 barreled broadside.
[edit] See also
- HMS London for other ships of the same name.
- List of ship launches in 1961
- List of ship commissionings in 1963
- List of ship commissionings in 1982
- List of ship decommissionings in 1980
- List of ship decommissionings in 1993
| County-class destroyer |
| Devonshire | Hampshire | London | Kent | Fife | Glamorgan | Antrim | Norfolk |
List of destroyers of the Royal Navy |
