Tech Data Daring Class - Type 45 Destroyer

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Following data source wikipedia

Name: Type 45 destroyer
Builders: BAE Systems Maritime – Naval Ships
Operators: Royal Navy
Preceded by: Type 42
Cost: Over £1,050M per ship inc R&D
Planned: 6
Completed: 6
Active: 6

General characteristics
Type: Guided missile destroyer
Displacement: 8,000[3] to 8,500 t (8,400 long tons; 9,400 short tons)
Length: 152.4 m (500 ft 0 in)
Beam: 21.2 m (69 ft 7 in)
Draught: 7.4 m (24 ft 3 in)
Installed power:

• 2 × Rolls-Royce WR-21 gas turbines, 21.5 MW (28,800 shp) each
• 2 × Wärtsilä 12V200 diesel generators, 2 MW (2,700 shp) each

Propulsion:

• 2 shafts integrated electric propulsion(IEP) with
• 2 × Converteam electric motors, 20 MW (27,000 shp) each

Speed: In excess of 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)[8]
Range: In excess of 7,000 nautical miles(13,000 km) at 18 kn (33 km/h)
Complement: 191[9] (accommodation for up to 235)
Sensors and
processing systems:

• SAMPSON multi-function air tracking radar (Type 1045)
• S1850M 3-D air surveillance radar (Type 1046)
• Raytheon Integrated Bridge and Navigation System
• 2 × Raytheon AHRS INS
  (MINS 2)
• 2 × Raytheon I-band Radar
  (Type 1047)
• 1 × Raytheon E/F-band Radar
  (Type 1048)[10]
• Ultra Electronics Series 2500 Electro-Optical Gun Control System (EOGCS)
• Ultra Electronics SML Technologies radar tracking system
• Ultra Electronics/EDO MFS-7000 sonar

Electronic warfare
& decoys:

• UAT Mod 2.0 (2.1 planned)[12]
• AN/SSQ-130 Ship Signal Exploitation Equipment (SSEE) Increment F cryptologic exploitation system [13]
• Seagnat
• Naval Decoy IDS300
• Surface Ship Torpedo Defence

Armament:

• Anti-air missiles:
• • Sea Viper air defence system
  • 1 × 48-cell Sylver A50 VLS, for a combination of 48:
  • • Aster 15 missiles (range 1.7–30 km)
    • Aster 30 missiles (range 3–120 km)
• Anti-ship missiles:
• • 2 × quad Harpoon launchers
• Guns:
• • 1 × BAE 4.5 inch Mk 8 naval gun
  • 2 × Oerlikon 30 mm guns
  • 2 × Phalanx CIWS
  • 2 × miniguns
  • 6 × general purpose machine guns

Aircraft carried:

• 1–2 × Lynx HMA8, armed with:4 × Sea Skua anti ship missiles, or
• • 2 × anti submarine torpedoes
• or
• 1 × Merlin HM1,[15] armed with:
• • 4 × anti-submarine torpedoes

Aviation facilities:

• Large flight deck
• Enclosed hangar

 

[Bombardier]

The ships of the Daring Class Type 45 Destroyer
All built by BAE Systems Surface Ships



Daring D32 - Launched on 28 March 2003


Dauntless D33 - Launched 26 August 2004


Diamond D34 - Launched 25 February 2005


Dragon D35 - Launched 19 December 2005


Defender D36 - Launched 31 July 2006


Duncan D37 - Launched 26 January 2007

 

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