Title: Britain's Type 45 destroyer
Description: from defensenews.com
Description: from defensenews.com
israeli - February 2, 2006 05:52 PM (GMT)
First Type 45 Destroyer Launched by U.K.
By ANDREW CHUTER, LONDON
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=1506319&C=europe
-- An artist's sketch of the Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer
Britain launched its first Type 45 anti-air warfare destroyer from the Clyde yard of BAE SYSTEMS on Feb 1. Weighing in at more than 7,300 metric tons, the warship is on course to enter service with the Royal Navy in 2009.
Six destroyers have been ordered from British industry in a program expected to cost about 6 billion pounds ($10.6 billion) to date. The Royal Navy is scheduled to get a total of eight vessels, although the government is yet to commit to the final two. Originally the British envisioned a fleet of 12 destroyers.
BAE and its partner, the VT Group, have submitted an unsolicited tender for the final two warships in the class to complete the building program.
VT builds the bow sections, funnels and masts before shipping them to Clyde by barge. The modular construction concept used on the Type 45s is a forerunner of how the British intend to build their two 65,000-metric-ton aircraft carriers.
The lead ship will be called HMS Daring. Two further vessels are due to be launched next year.
The warships, to be known as the ‘D’ class once they enter service, will be 143 meters long with a beam of 21 meters and will replace Type 42 destroyers currently in service.
The main armament is the MBDA Aster missile-based Principal Anti-Air Missile Systems.
By ANDREW CHUTER, LONDON
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=1506319&C=europe
-- An artist's sketch of the Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer
Britain launched its first Type 45 anti-air warfare destroyer from the Clyde yard of BAE SYSTEMS on Feb 1. Weighing in at more than 7,300 metric tons, the warship is on course to enter service with the Royal Navy in 2009.
Six destroyers have been ordered from British industry in a program expected to cost about 6 billion pounds ($10.6 billion) to date. The Royal Navy is scheduled to get a total of eight vessels, although the government is yet to commit to the final two. Originally the British envisioned a fleet of 12 destroyers.
BAE and its partner, the VT Group, have submitted an unsolicited tender for the final two warships in the class to complete the building program.
VT builds the bow sections, funnels and masts before shipping them to Clyde by barge. The modular construction concept used on the Type 45s is a forerunner of how the British intend to build their two 65,000-metric-ton aircraft carriers.
The lead ship will be called HMS Daring. Two further vessels are due to be launched next year.
The warships, to be known as the ‘D’ class once they enter service, will be 143 meters long with a beam of 21 meters and will replace Type 42 destroyers currently in service.
The main armament is the MBDA Aster missile-based Principal Anti-Air Missile Systems.
MSantor - November 17, 2008 08:39 PM (GMT)
And yet another of the DARING class Type 45 destroyers is launched!!!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7734104.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotlan...est/7734020.stm
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7734104.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotlan...est/7734020.stm
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| More than 10,000 people have gathered on the banks of the River Clyde to witness the launch of the Royal Navy's latest Type 45 Destroyer. HMS Dragon slipped into the water from BVT's shipyard at Govan, Glasgow, with an 18m Welsh Dragon on its bow. The vessel will provide air defence cover, be able to carry up to 60 Royal Marine Commandos and operate a Chinook sized helicopter from its flight deck. Dragon is the fourth of six new Type 45 Destroyers to be launched. The Type 45 will replace the Navy's ageing fleet of Type 42 destroyers. All six new vessels are to be built and launched in Glasgow, securing work at yards on the Clyde well into the next decade. HMS Daring was launched in February 2006, HMS Dauntless in January 2007 and HMS Diamond in November 2007. They are due to come into service in 2009 and 2010. Work on the fifth and six T45s, Defender and Duncan, is still ongoing. With a price tag of £605m, each of the 150m long vessels weighs in at about 7,350 tons. Speaking at the launch of HMS Dragon, Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope, Commander in Chief Fleet, said: "We are in the middle of the largest procurement programme for the Royal Navy in many years and today's event underlines the importance of the Royal Navy in the 21st Century. "The Type 45 destroyers will be powerful and versatile ships, capable of undertaking a wide range of military tasks. "They are based on first-class innovation and engineering which will set new standards in air defence and they will ensure that the Royal Navy remains at the forefront of the world's navies." |
saver111 - May 11, 2009 11:48 AM (GMT)
MSantor - July 29, 2009 03:52 PM (GMT)
Another notable, though belated, update:
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| First Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer on course for commissioning The first of six Type 45 destroyers, Daring , will be commissioned into the UK Royal Navy during a ceremony at Portsmouth naval base on 23 July. The 7,450-ton ship was accepted off-contract from prime contractor BVT Surface Fleet in December 2008 and is expected to meet its in-service date in December 2009 [first posted to http://jdw.janes.com] - 17 July 2009 |
MSantor - July 29, 2009 07:47 PM (GMT)
More articles about the Type 45 Destroyer class members' progress:
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Link BBC link Guernsey's affiliated warship HMS Daring, the Royal Navy's newest and most advanced warship, was formally commissioned into the fleet on Thursday 23 July 2009 in front of a royal guest. The ship's sponsor, Her Royal Highness the Countess of Wessex, who launched the Type 45 destroyer in Scotland in 2006 and visited the island only two weeks before, was the principal guest at the ceremony at Victory Jetty, Portsmouth Naval Base. HMS Daring's Commanding Officer, Captain Paddy McAlpine, read the Commissioning Warrant and the National Anthem was played as the ship's Jack and White Ensign were raised and the commissioning pennant unfurled. |
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| Second Type 45 Destroyer Dauntless Completes Sea Trials Ahead of Schedule (Source: BVT Surface Fleet; dated July 18, web-posted July 28, 2009) GLASGOW, United Kingdom --- Dauntless, the second of the Type 45 destroyers being built by BVT Surface Fleet for the Royal Navy, has today returned from sea trials, having successfully completed extensive platform and combat system trials ahead of schedule. Over the last 23 days, Dauntless has travelled 4500 nautical miles in the Clyde and North Channel and operated with other military and civilian surface units. The combined BVT and Royal Navy crew have successfully demonstrated the ship's capability across the three key areas of Power, Propulsion and Combat. During her time at sea, Dauntless also undertook communication trials, integration trials and a number of customer acceptance activities. Commenting on the ship's return, BVT's UK programme director, Angus Holt said; "I am delighted with the results that have been achieved by the BVT staff, Royal Navy personnel and our partners who have crewed the ship for the last 3 weeks." "The team work has ensured that she has not only returned to Scotstoun ahead of schedule with all trials achieved but also that we remain on course to hand her over to the Royal Navy in December." The Type 45 Anti-Air Warfare Destroyers are the most advanced ships of their type in the world to date and will provide the backbone of the Royal Navy's air defences for much of the first half of the 21st century. As well as providing a specialist air warfare capability, they will also afford the fleet a general-purpose multi-role platform capable of performing tasks from peace support and defence diplomacy through to high-intensity warfare. BVT Surface Fleet, a Joint Venture between BAE Systems and VT Group, is a leader in the design, manufacture, integration and support of naval ships, delivering complex engineering, integration and through-life support across the lifecycle of a vessel. With operations in Glasgow, Portsmouth and Filton near Bristol, it employs over 7,000 people and has the facilities, skills and partnerships to set the global standard in excellence as a trusted and innovative through-life surface warship partner in both the UK and export markets. http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-v...sea-trials.html |
MSantor - October 21, 2009 03:16 PM (GMT)
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| HMS Defender sails for the first time Date: 21 October 2009 Thousands turned out on the banks of the Clyde today to cheer on the latest ship to make up the Royal Navy's formidable new Type 45 destroyer class. HMS Defender sailed for the first time today. Chief in Command Fleet Admiral Trevor Soar said: 'The thousands gathered here today to witness the launch of Defender is testament to the pride Scotland rightly takes in its shipbuilding industry which has seen a resurgence in recent times with the Type 45 build programme and the manufacture of the Aircraft Carriers that they will defend... |
City Hunter - October 21, 2009 11:32 PM (GMT)
Nice ship! What more kaya kung Harrier ang dala niyan.