"Those who were serving in the Royal Navy in the early 1960's will remember clearly the dramatic and significant introduction into service of the first of the County-class destroyers. described in the press as "Super Destroyers" they ushered in a revolutionary type of naval warfare, for they were the first warships to join the fleet armed with guided missiles - the Sea Slug, medium-range ship-to-air missile, and the Sea Cat, a short-range ship to air weapon."--back cover
