County-class Destroyer
The County class was a class of British guided missile destroyers, the first such warships built by the Royal Navy. Designed specifically around the Seaslug (missile), Seaslug anti-aircraft missile system, the primary role of these ships was area air defence around the aircraft carrier task force in the nuclear-war environment.Purvis,M.K., 'Post War RN Frigate and Guided Missile Destroyer Design 1944–1969', Transactions, Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA), 1974Marriott, Leo: ''Royal Navy Destroyers since 1945'', , Ian Allan Ltd, 1989 Eight ships were built and entered service. Two served in the British naval forces in the Falklands War, British naval task force in the Falklands War in 1982. After leaving British service, four ships were sold to the Chilean Navy and one to the Pakistan Navy. Development A class of ten ships was envisaged in 1958 for about British pound, £6–7.5 million each, equivalent to a costed Programme for four large, Seaslug-armed, 15,000-ton ...
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