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HMS Cardiff (D108) is a Type 42 destroyer, the third ship of the Royal Navy to be named in honour of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff. She was built by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria and launched on 22 February 1974. In the Falklands War, Cardiff accepted the surrender of the Argentine garrison at Port Howard and shot down the last enemy aircraft of the conflict. During the Gulf War, Cardiffs Lynx helicopter sank two Iraqi minesweepers. Later, she participated in the build up to the Iraq War by thwarting smuggling operations as part of the "Armilla Patrol". The Royal Navy's first female chaplain also served onboard. Cardiff was decommissioned in July 2005, having earned two battle honours for service in the Falklands and Gulf wars. She is currently awaiting a decision as to her fate in Portsmouth Harbour.
