August 1971. The Black Sea. Photo from the archives of A. Andreev.

Country: United Kingdom.
Class, [Type]: County, [DDG].
Builder: Swan Hunter Shipbuilders, Wallsend-on-Tyne, U.K.
Launch date: 7 December 1961.
Commission date: 4 November 1963.
Decommission date: December 1981.

Displacement ( tons ): 5450 standard, 6200 full load
Dimensions ( metres ): 154 x 16,5 x 6.
Main machinery: COSAG: 2 x geared steam turbines ( 30000 hp ), 4 x gas turbines ( 30000 hp ).
Speed ( knots ): 30.
Complement: 471 ( 33 officers ).

Guns: 2 x 2 Vickers 114mm, 2 x 1 20mm.
Missiles: SAM: 1 x 2 Sea Slug ( 36 missiles ), 2 x 4 Sea Cat ( 60 missiles ).

Radars: Air: Type 965; Air/Surface: Type 992; Navigation: Type 975; Fire Control: Type 901, MRS-3.
Sonars: Type 177, Type 192.
Helicopters: 1 x Wessex III ASW.
Comment: HMS London was sold to Pakistan on 23 March 1982 and renamed Babur.

Year of visit the Black Sea:  1971