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Thursday, May 28, 2009

Royal Navy shrinks as Exeter goes

HMS Exeter (Type 42)HMS Exeter is no longer in the Royal Navy's fleet.

The last ship in the fleet that served in the Falklands War was decommissioned today in a formal ceremony.

The ship was in service for nearly 29 years and served in the 1991 Gulf War as well. During its lifetime it accumulated 892,811 nautical miles.

With HMS Exeter leaving service the Royal Navy will be left with six Type 42 Destroyers although HMS Nottingham is expected to be decommissioned by next year.

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