Daring class

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The Daring class was a group of post–World War II Royal Navy destroyers designed as fast, heavily armed fleet escorts with advanced anti-aircraft and anti-submarine capabilities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy destroyer class
destroyer class
warship class
armamentType anti-aircraft guns
anti-submarine weapons
naval guns
category Cold War destroyers of the United Kingdom
conflictEra post–World War II
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
designedAs fleet escort
designedBy British naval architects
designedFor air defence of naval task groups
anti-submarine screening of fleets
escort of fleet units
designedToCounter air threats to fleets
submarine threats to fleets
hasCapability air defence
anti-submarine screening
high-speed fleet escort operations
surface engagement
hullType steel hull
navalArchitectureEra early Cold War
navalRole escort destroyer
notableFeature advanced anti-aircraft systems for its time
enhanced anti-submarine capabilities
fast speed for a destroyer of its era
heavy gun armament
operator Royal Navy
primaryRole anti-aircraft warfare
anti-submarine warfare
propulsionType steam turbine
secondaryRole surface warfare
serviceBranch Royal Navy
serviceType blue-water destroyer
timePeriod mid-20th century
usedBy Royal Navy

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Type 45 destroyers className Daring class
subject surface form: Type 45 destroyer