PORTSMOUTH 10/02/07
HMS Gloucester D96 Type 42 Destroyer

Laid down: 29 October 1979 Launched: 2 November 1982 Commissioned: 11 September 1985 Displacement: 5,200 tonnes Length: 141 m (462.5 ft) Beam: 15. 2 m (50 ft) Propulsion: COGOG (Combination of Gas or Gas) turbines, 2 shafts
2 turbines producing 36 MW Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h) Complement: 287 Armament: Sea Dart missiles
114 mm (4.5 in) Mk 8 gun Aircraft: Lynx HMA8 Motto: Prorsum ("Onwards")