Ex HMS Edinburgh Leaving Portsmouth for the Final Time

The Last Operational Type 42 Destroyer in the Royal Navy leaves Portsmouth 12/08/2015 for the Scrap Yard. i Sad day within the Royal Navy.

[Bovey]

A sad day indeed. She was my first ship during my time in the Royal Navy.
She was a beautiful ship!

[jameslawson]

So sorry to see what is happening to the Royal Navy, once respected word wide!!, it was a pleasure to serve many good years from 1972.

[simonbird]

Let’s me honest, that time you left Portsmouth for the last time was the best! 💪

[mrdunnin]

Very sad, as I was part of the original ships company when first commissioned in 1985.

[PompeyMatt]

Unfortunately 42s wouldn't have survived in the modern era. Mechanically they were breaking apart, if their backs weren't breaking their masts were starting to separate from the superstructure. The warfare equipment is now outdated and obsolete. I know 45s are marmite ships but the US Navy choose them as their "go to" AAW escort and rate them above Arleigh Burkes in terms of capability.

[thomaspearson]

What happened while filming an earthquake started.

[Emtbtoday]

My cousin's now on HMS Defender there just not the same! R.I.Peices

[bungfupanda]

Remember her when she was sparkling brand new, tempus fugit. Farewell

[timothysmith]

i hope this ship haunts the people who say she is to be scrapped bad move soon we will have no navy .

[joeyzr]

Some warships are better for the enemy to sink or become museums than to scrap.