BRITAIN’S FIRST GUIDED-MISSILE DESTROYER.—The Devonshire going down the slipway after she had been launched by Princess Alexandra at Birkenhead last Friday. The ship's tonnage is nearly twice that of the modern Daring-class ships, which are the Royal Navy’s largest destroyers. Her length is 520ft, 130ft more than a Daring. The Devonshire will be armed with both Seaslug and Seacat missiles and is expected to join the fleet in 1962. Three other ships of the Devonshire class are being built for service early in 1963.
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Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29232, 16 June 1960, Page 6
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84BRITAIN’S FIRST GUIDED-MISSILE DESTROYER.—The Devonshire going down the slipway after she had been launched by Princess Alexandra at Birkenhead last Friday. The ship's tonnage is nearly twice that of the modern Daring-class ships, which are the Royal Navy’s largest destroyers. Her length is 520ft, 130ft more than a Daring. The Devonshire will be armed with both Seaslug and Seacat missiles and is expected to join the fleet in 1962. Three other ships of the Devonshire class are being built for service early in 1963. Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29232, 16 June 1960, Page 6
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