BRISTOL (D-23) class

 0 BRISTOL-class GUIDED-MISSILE DESTROYER (DDG)
   (British Type 82 design)

 Name       Pendant    Launched         Commissioned      Status
 BRISTOL    D-23       June 30, 1969    March 31, 1973    Stricken

The BRISTOL was one of the largest surface warships in the Royal Navy, though not as large as the INVINCIBLE-class VSTOL carriers. Initially, the BRISTOL was intended to be used as a heavy escort for the planned QUEEN ELIZABETH aircraft carrier class, which never came to be....