In 1972 it was decided not to refit HMS "Puma" again, as purchasing the half-sister of the class, the former "Black Star" ordered by Ghana, and commissioning it as HMS "Mermaid", would cost less than a Type 41 refit. HMS "Leopard" finished its service in the 1975–1976 Cod War, having given an Icelandic gunboat a 30-second warning that it would open fire with its 4.5" guns. HMS "Lynx" was the last of the class operational, in 1977 attending the Spithead fleet review. HMS "Jaguar" was reactivated from the standby squadron for the 3rd Cod War, but sprang too many leaks on the voyage to Iceland and instead returned to Chatham.