HMS Cardiff
Type 42 destroyer
HMS Cardiff was a British Type 42 destroyer and the third ship of the Royal Navy to be named in honour of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff.
Cardiff served in the Falklands War, where she was involved in the 1982 British Army Gazelle friendly fire... Wikipedia
Launched: February 22, 1974
Construction started: November 6, 1972
Builder: Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering
Length: 410′
Aircraft carried: Lynx HAS.3
Honours and awards: 2 × battle honours:: Falkland Islands 1982 Kuwait 1991
Laid down: 6 November 1972