HMS Cadiz (D79)

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Laid down:	10 May 1943
Launched:	16 September 1944
Commissioned:	12 April 1946
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Fate:	Sunk in 1971 during Indo-Pakistan War
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HMS Cadiz (D79) was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was named after the Battle of Cádiz, in which the French besieged the British- and Allied-controlled town in 1810, which was eventually lifted in 1812 after the French defeat at the Battle of Salamanca. Cadiz was built by Fairfield Shipbuilder & Engineering Company. She was launched on the on 16 September 1944 and commissioned on the on 12 April 1946.

Upon her commissioning, Cadiz joined the 5th Destroyer Flotilla, part of the Home Fleet. In 1947, Cadiz, along with her sister-ship Sluys, escorted the carrier HMS Vengeance to Norway, where the small group visited a variety of ports in the Scandinavian country. In 1950, Cadiz along with many other vessels of the Home Fleet, including three aircraft carriers and the battleship Vanguard, undertook a Spring Cruise, visiting the Mediterranean where they performed a number of naval exercises as-well as visiting a variety of ports in the region. In 1953, Cadiz took part in the Coronation Review to celebate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth. Cadiz was positioned in the middle of her sister-ships St. James and Solebay. That same year, Cadiz was placed in Reserve.

In 1956, her Royal Naval career came to an end when she was transferred to the Pakistan Navy, being renamed Khaibar. In 1971, during the Indo-Pakistan War, Khaibar, in action again Indian warships, was hit by two Styx anti-ship missiles, subsequently sinking due to the damage.

See HMS Cadiz for another ship of the name.

Battle-class destroyer