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Armed Forces - Royal Navy - n3a5 - Royal Naval Vessels - Type 42 and Type
45 - Daring Class Destroyers
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TYPE 42 & TYPE 45 DESTROYERS
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By 2014 the MoD expects to be operating 5 x Type 45 Destroyers
(HMS Daring, Dauntless, Diamond, Dragon, and Defender). In addition, the
period 2012-2015 is expected to see the withdrawal from service of the
last three Type 42 Destroyers, HMS Edinburgh, HMS Nottingham and HMS
York, and their replacement by three further Type 45 Destroyers, the
first being HMS Duncan.
TYPE 42 DESTROYER
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ships of this class are armed with the ageing Sea Dart medium-range
air defence missile system, which also has a limited anti-ship
capability. In addition they have a useful gun armament.
They have
been useful work horses of the fleet for many years and are equipped
with the latest communication and sensor equipment.
They also carry the high-speed multi-purpose Lynx helicopter armed
with anti-submarine weapons and the Sea Skua anti-ship missile which
is controlled by the Sea Spray search radar.
In addition to their air defence role, the
Type 42 Class vessels have an extensive general purpose capability as
patrol vessels, capable of a wide range of maritime enforcement and
humanitarian assistance operations.
All the Type 42 Destroyers
are based at Portsmouth.
| TYPE
42 DESTROYERS Specifications |
| Max Speed |
29 knots |
| Range |
4,000 nm at 18 knots |
| Displacement |
4,200 tons full load |
| Beam |
14.3 m Batch 1 & 2, 14.9 m
Batch 3 |
| Draught |
5.8 m |
| Length |
125.0 m |
| Complement |
253 (24 officers) |
| Engines |
COGOG Type system with 2 x Rolls Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines delivering
56,000 shp and 2 x Rolls Royce Tyne RM1A gas turbines delivering 8,500
shp to two shafts |
| Armament |
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| Missiles |
SAM British Aerospace Sea Dart
twin launcher, radar/semi-active radar guidance to 40 km,
limited anti-ship capability |
| Guns |
1 x 4.5 in (25 rounds/min, range
22 km) |
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2 or 4 x 20 mm (range 2 km) |
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2 x 20 mm Phalanx Close-in Weapon
Systems (range 1.5 km) |
| Helicopter |
Lynx Mk8 (Missile and torpedo armed) |
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| NAME |
DATE COMMISSIONED |
| HMS
Exeter
(D89) |
1980
Batch 2 |
| HMS
Southampton
(D90) |
1981
Batch 2 |
| HMS
Nottingham
(D91) |
1982
Batch 2 |
| HMS
Liverpool
(D92) |
1982
Batch 2 |
| HMS
Manchester
(D95) |
1982
Batch 3 |
| HMS
Gloucester
(D96) |
1985
Batch 3 |
| HMS
Edinburgh
(D97) |
1985
Batch 3 |
| HMS
York
(D98) |
1985
Batch 3 |
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TYPE 45 DESTROYER - DARING CLASS
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The first Type 45 (HMS Daring) is expected to enter
service during 2009. Subsequent vessels of a planned eight ship class
(six ordered) are expected to follow at regular intervals between that
point and around 2015.
The current estimated unit production cost of each Type 45 is £561.6
million, based on the currently approved programme of six ships.
This estimate includes the cost of the principal surface to air missile
system (PAAMS), which is the primary weapons system for the Type 45
destroyer. Within the figure of £561.6 million overall cost, the cost of
the PAAMS system is approximately one third or about £187 million.
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In addition to its role as an air defence vessel the Type
45 destroyer will be a versatile platform that is planned to deliver a
number of capabilities.
These include naval gunfire support and, through its embarked
helicopter, anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare.
It will be capable of employment in a full range of tasks including
maritime force protection, interdiction and peace support operations.
With eight Type 45 destroyers in service, a minimum of five units would
be available to the Fleet for deployment at various states of readiness.
During 2004 the Defence Procurement Agency conducted an assessment of
the potential to fit tactical Tomahawk missiles to the Type 45
destroyer. Although this assessment confirmed the practicability of
either fitting or retro-fitting Tomahawk missiles it remains the
position that there is currently no requirement for the Type 45 to be
fitted with them.
| TYPE
45 - DARING CLASS DESTROYERS Specifications |
| Length |
152.4 m |
| Displacement |
7,350 tons full load |
| Max Speed |
29 knots |
| Range |
7,000 nm at 18 knots |
| Complement |
187 |
| Armament (Estimated) |
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| Missiles |
SSM 8 x Harpoon (2 quad) |
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Surface-to-Air (SAM) 6 x DCN Sylver A 50 VLS
PAAMS (Principal Anti-Air Missile System) |
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16 x Aster 15 and 32 x Aster 30 weapons or
combination |
| Guns |
1 x Vickers 4.5 in (114 mm)/55 Mk 8 Mod 1 |
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2 x 20 mm Vulcan Phalanx Close-in Weapon
Systems |
| Helicopters |
Lynx or Merlin |
| NAME |
IN-SERVICE
DATE (PROJECTED) |
| HMS Daring |
2009 |
| HMS Dauntless |
2010 |
| HMS Diamond |
2010 |
| HMS Dragon |
2011 |
| HMS Defender |
2012 |
| HMS Duncan |
2012 |
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Copyright
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