How far a Tribal-class officer could move forward in time

How far forward in time could a senior Tribal-class destroyer officer serve effectively with minimal retraining?

Probably to a County-class missile destroyer; later ships would require substantial schooling in missile-era air defense and combat-information-center command.

An experienced Tribal-class captain could probably adapt to a County-class destroyer with limited additional training. Familiarity with radar and ASDIC would provide a starting point, supplemented by an introduction to missiles and their reach. Later ships would require formal instruction because longer-range air-defense weapons changed the tactical problem. Command from the combat information centre also marked a limit to how far earlier experience alone could carry an officer.