Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth accom- panied by Prince Philip, launching the 's first Type 42 guided missile destroyer at 12.30 p.m. on Thursday 10th June 1971.

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It was a truly memorable day, both for the royal couple who celebrated Prince Philip's birthday, and for Vickers who received the news from Lord Balniel that they had been awarded the contract to build Cardiff a sister ship to the . A floating tribute

British skills

HMS SHEFFIELD is the first of the new ship a maximum speed in excess of 28 Type 42 design of Guided Missile Des- knots. The Tyne installation is intend- troyers to commission for service. She is ed for cruising, each turbine developing also the first of a series of six such ships 4 100 bhp. which are intended primarily to deploy the SeaDart Missile System for area air Missiles have replaced the gun as main defence by the Royal Navy. armament, and SHEFFIELD carries SeaDart, a new missile designed with the benefits of modern technology and The Type 42s will have secondary roles possessing greater capability than any such as the hunting and destruction of other comparable missile in the world. hostile and surface craft, and For anti-aircraft and surface and shore shore bombardment. In preparing the bombardment roles the ship has a single overall design, both the Royal Navy and the Mk 8 4.5 in. gun mounted on the fore- design staff have kept in mind the deck. This gun has a fast rate of fire and traditional peace-time roles of the Navy - is extremely accurate. policing the seas, undertaking ocean patrols, and mounting disaster relief oper- A hangar situated aft accommodates the ations. One new feature is that machinery ship's helicopter, a new and other equipment requiring overhaul can aircraft of advanced design and capable be repaired-by-replacement, which of many roles, including those of seeking effectively means that time required in and attacking hostile submarines. The dockyards is reduced to a minimum. sea-borne helicopter is now regarded as a necessary additional arm for a modern fighting ship, having offensive and de- HMS SHEFFIELD is the first destroyer in fensive capabilities as well as the the Royal Navy to be propelled by gas additional capacity for search and turbine alone. The ship has two sets of reconnaissance, rescue, and efficient marine version Rolls-Royce Tyne and transportation over short distances. Olympus turbines. The Olympus turbines each develop 25 200 bhp driving twin Modern warship design no longer incor- propellers through gearboxes to give the porates rows of portholes, so long a aboard; feed and pay the ship's ratings' dining hall. company over extended periods, and cater for health and recreational needs. The ship has an enclosed bridge with Stocks of fuel, ammunition and stores streamlined console control positions. are replenished at sea. Machinery control is effected from a machinery control position over the after The modern Navy attaches considerable engine room. importance to welfare facilities onboard and ashore. Aboard HMS SHEFFIELD, The forward and after capstans, boat messing and sleeping arrangements davits and winches, the retractable mast make the best of the compromise always used for replenishment at sea, and the lift found in a fighting ship, where space is used for handling stores are all hydrauli- required for weapons, machinery and cally operated. stores. All ship's officers have single berth cabins and there are multi-berth cabins for senior ratings and officers From the point of view of the shipbuilders under training. Junior ratings have bunks and sub-contractors, so complex a built as a multi-berth system to ensure warship with such advanced equipment optimum use of available space. Air has presented a great many problems, conditioning is fitted throughout the ship but at all stages there has been and there are full laundry facilities plus a immediate and direct communications, sewage treatment plant which protects something which has helped ease the both environment and health. complicated and unenviable task of building, equipping and arming ready for sea a type of warship such as Her Majesty' One galley serves both the Wardroom and s Navy has never known. Not only is the the ratings' dining halls. The galley, fully new SHEFFIELD a compliment to the equipped to the most modern catering Royal Navy of the 1970's; she is a floating standards, is conveniently situated in that tribute to British skills. it can handle meals both for the Ward- room, senior ratings' mess and the junior

Captain Robin John Pashley Heath, Promoted Lieutenant Commander in Royal Navy, who commands HMS November 1958, he was appointed to the SHEFFIELD, was born at Gibbet Hill, Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, serving Coventry in March 1929 and entered the as Head of Seamanship, River Officer and Royal Naval College at Dartmouth in as the Submariner on the Staff. He left October 1942. He went to sea as a Cadet Dartmouth in 1961 to take temporary in HMS Frobisher in April 1946, and, in command of HM Alcide, and 1947-48 served as a Midshipman in HM later in the year assumed command of HM ships Liverpool and Newcastle. submarine Acheron.

Between 1948 and 1950 he attended the In 1963-64 he served as Flotilla Tactical Royal Naval College, Greenwich, com- Officer on the staff of the Flag Officer pleted Sub-Lieutenants' courses and served Submarines, being promoted Commander for three months in HM submarine Auriga. in December 1963. Assistance with the In May 1950 he joined submarines and, 's Polaris programme was after promotion to Lieutenant in November part of his duty when he served as Staff of the same year, served in a number of Officer (Submarines) to the Commander, submarine appointments, including HMS British Navy Staff Washington DC Totem, as Third or Fourth Hand'. Between between 1964 and 1966 and concurrently 1954 and 1957 he held various on the staff of Special Projects, Royal appointments as First Lieutenant, Navy. including those in HM submarines Alderney and Andrew, and assumed com- He returned to the United Kingdom in mand of Seascout in September 1957. mid 1966 to assume command of the

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This publication includes information supplied by: the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness; the Director of Public Relations (Navy); Furness Photo Press; the Captain and Ship's Company of HMS SHEFFIELD; Sheffield Corporation, and also includes extracts from Purnells 'History of the Second World War'.

These contributions are gratefully acknowledged. Designed and Printed by VICKERS LIMITED SHIPBUILDING GROUP BARROW SHIPBUILDING WORKS BARROW-IN-FURNESS CUMBRIA for the Captain and Ships Company HMS Sheffield 1975

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