Type 45 Destroyer

HMS Dauntless and HMS Diamond at HMNB Portsmouth on November 19, 2010.

The Type 45 Destroyers, (also known as the D or Daring class), are a class of air defence destroyers built for the British Royal Navy. The Daring class were built to replace the Type 42 destroyers, the last of which is due to be decommissioned by 2013. It is also expected to replace the Type 43 destroyers by 2028. The first ship in the Daring-class, HMS Daring, was launched on February 1^st, 2000 and commissioned on July 23^rd, 2003. Originally, the Type 45 was only going to be an air defense vessel, however during the development stage, it grew in size and gained land attack, anti-ship, and anti-submarine capablities turning it into a multirole destroyer,

Specifications

The profile of a Type 45 air defence destroyer.

• Type: Guided Missile Destroyer
• Service Period: 2002-Present
• Characteristics
  • Length: 552 feet 6 inches (168.4 meters)
  • Beam: 71 feet 2 inches (21.7 meters)
  • Draught: 25 feet 11 inches (7.9 meters)
  • Displacement: 10,720 tons (full load)
• Crew: 225 (capable of carrying up to 235)
• Endurance: 60 days
• Range: 8,000 nautical miles (14,816 kilometers) at 18 knots (33.34 km/h)
• Speed: 35 knots (64.82 km/h)
• Propulsion
  • Integrated electric propulsion (IEP)
  • 4 x Rolls-Royce WR-21 gas turbines, 21.5 MW (28,800 shp) each
  • 2 x Wärtsilä 12V200 diesel generators, 2 MW (2,700 shp) each - to be replaced by the MTU Series diesel generators
  • RIM MilSys 420 integrated ship power and propulsion system
  • 2 x Converteam electric motors, 20 MW (27,000 shp) each
  • 2 x shafts
• Sensor Suite
  • BAe Systems Type 997 Artisan 3D Search Radar x 1
  • Plessey Type 1045 (SAMPSON) Multi-Function Air Search Radar x 1
  • Thales Type 1046 (S1850M) 3D Air Surveillance Radar x 1
  • Raytheon Type 1047 Surface Search Radar x 2
  • Raytheon Type 1048 Navigation Radar x 1
  • Type 2050 Hull Mounted Bow Sonar Array x 1
  • Thales Type 2087 Towed Sonar Array x 1
  • Ultra Electronics Series 2500 Gunfire Control Radar x 1
  • Thales/SELEX Fully Integrated Communications System
  • Ultra Electronics SML Radar Tracking System
  • Ultra Electronics/EDO MFS-7000 Sonar System
• Countermeasures:
  • Ultra Electronics UAT Mod2.0 Radar Electronic Surveillance system
  • Seagnat decoy system
  • Airborne Systems IDS300 floating naval decoy system (corner reflectors)
  • Ultra Electronics Surface ship torpedo defence (SSTD)
• Armament
  • 2 x 155mm/62-caliber Mk.51 naval guns
  • 2 x SYLVER A70 VLS (1 x 64-cell, 1 x 48-cell) - fires Sea Ceptor, Aster 15, and Aster 30 missiles
  • 4 x 8-cell Mk.48 Vertical Launch System
  • 2 x 4-canister Mk.141 Harpoon missile launchers
  • 2 x Oerlikon 30mm guns
  • 2 x 30mm Phalanx MC2 CIWS
  • 2 x 12.75" STWS-2 triple fire torpedo tubes (fires Stingray torpedoes)
• Aircraft Carried: 2 x AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin or AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat maritime helicopters

Unit Run

Royal Navy

• HMS Daring (D32)
• HMS Dauntless (D33)
• HMS Diamond (D34)
• HMS Dragon (D35)
• HMS Defender (D36)
• HMS Duncan (D37)
• HMS Devastation (D38)
• HMS Druid (D39)
• HMS Discovery (D40)
• HMS Daedalus (D41)
• HMS Dominion (D42)
• HMS Dogstar (D43)
• HMS Destruction (D44)
• HMS Dagger (D45)

Portuguese Navy

• NRP Adamastor (D340)
• NRP Diogo Rodrigues (D341)