Boats - Sailing - Ships
Jun. 06, 1959 - Model of the Royal Navy's Guided Missile Ship. A bow view of a model of one of the Royal Navy's guided missile ships, two of which have already been laid down while the building of a third will be started later this year. These ships will be the first to join the Fleet fitted with Seaslug surface to air missile and the launching ramp is fitted on the quarter deck. Launchers for the Seacat missile, designed for close air defence are located abreast the after funnel. The landing space for the helicopter carrier by this class of ship is at the after end of the upper deck. The four guided missile ships at present planned will bear the names of Hampshire, Devonshire, Kent and London. They will be propelled by combined steam and gas turbine machinery of exceptionally compact and light design enabling the amount of fighting equipment carried to be increased
