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This weird reference has been discussed in this and various related threads. The general consensus is that Brown was refering to the 1966 decision to proceed with two separate classes (Type 42 destroyer and Command Cruiser (which became the Invincible class CVS). The double page spread of 1966 Fleet Working party drawings includes two designs which also appear in Friedmans book on British Cruisers and a book called Hybrid Warships. These are not stretched Type 82s but are generally thought to be what Brown meant.A number of contributors here do serious research from primary sources and have yet to unearth a specific Type 82 variant.The closest we have is Study 21 shown below (Shipbucket version)
This weird reference has been discussed in this and various related threads. The general consensus is that Brown was refering to the 1966 decision to proceed with two separate classes (Type 42 destroyer and Command Cruiser (which became the Invincible class CVS). The double page spread of 1966 Fleet Working party drawings includes two designs which also appear in Friedmans book on British Cruisers and a book called Hybrid Warships. These are not stretched Type 82s but are generally thought to be what Brown meant.
A number of contributors here do serious research from primary sources and have yet to unearth a specific Type 82 variant.
The closest we have is Study 21 shown below (Shipbucket version)
