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Nov. 11, 1962 - The Royal Navy's first guided missile destroyer is commissioned: The Royal Navy's first guided missiles destroyer, the Devonshire, 5,700-tons, was commissioned at Cammell Laird's, Birkenhead, Liverpool, yesterday. Photo shows the Devonshire at Birkenhead yesterday after being commissioned. (Credit Image: © Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com)