Type 45 destroyers

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Type 45 destroyers are advanced British Royal Navy air-defence warships designed primarily to protect fleets from aerial and missile threats using sophisticated radar and missile systems.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf air-defence warship
guided missile destroyer
surface combatant
allElectricShip yes
builtAt Govan shipyard
Portsmouth shipyard
Alexander Stephen and Sons, Govan
surface form: Scotstoun shipyard
canEmbarkAdditionalPersonnel yes
canOperateHelicopterType Merlin HM2
Wildcat HMA2
className Daring class
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crewComplement around 190
designedBy BAE Systems Naval Ships
VT Group
designedToProtect aircraft carriers
expeditionary forces
naval task groups
displacement approximately 8000 tonnes full load
enteredService late 2000s
firstOfClass HMS Daring (D32)
hasCIWS Phalanx CIWS (modernization era)
surface form: Phalanx CIWS
hasDecoySystem Sea Gnat decoy system
Siren decoy
hasElectronicWarfareSystem UAT(5) ESM
hasFlightDeck yes
hasGunArmament 4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun
hasHangar yes
hasPropulsionComponent Rolls-Royce WR-21 gas turbine
diesel generators
hasSmallCalibreGuns 30 mm DS30M Mark 2
hasSonar bow-mounted sonar
hasVerticalLaunchSystem Sylver A50 VLS
maximumSpeed over 27 knots
notableFeature advanced phased-array radar mast
high level of automation
low radar cross-section design
numberBuilt 6
operator Royal Navy
primaryMission air and missile defence of carrier strike groups
primaryRole area air defence
fleet air defence
primarySurfaceToAirMissile Aster 15
Aster 30
programmeName Type 45 destroyers self-linksurface differs
surface form: Daring-class destroyer programme
propulsionType integrated electric propulsion
range approximately 7000 nautical miles at 18 knots
replacedClass Type 42 destroyer
secondaryRole anti-submarine warfare
anti-surface warfare
command and control platform
humanitarian assistance
maritime security operations
shipOfClass HMS Daring (D32)
HMS Dauntless (D33)
HMS Defender (D36)
HMS Dauntless (D33)
surface form: HMS Diamond (D34)

HMS Dragon (D35)
HMS Duncan (D37)
usesMissileSystem PAAMS (Principal Anti Air Missile System)
Sea Viper missile system
usesRadarSystem S1850M long-range radar
surface form: S1850M radar

SAMPSON radar

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British Armed Forces usesEquipment Type 45 destroyers
HMNB Portsmouth homePortOf Type 45 destroyers
Type 45 destroyers programmeName Type 45 destroyers self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Type 45 destroyer
this entity surface form: Daring-class destroyer programme
Type 42 destroyer succeededBy Type 45 destroyers
this entity surface form: Type 45 destroyer
Portsmouth Naval Base isHomePortOf Type 45 destroyers
S1850M long-range radar usedOn Type 45 destroyers
this entity surface form: Type 45 destroyer
SAMPSON radar designedFor Type 45 destroyers
this entity surface form: Type 45 destroyer
Sea Viper missile system platform Type 45 destroyers
this entity surface form: Type 45 destroyer
Sea Viper missile system operator Type 45 destroyers
this entity surface form: Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer fleet
Sea Viper missile system enteredServiceWith Type 45 destroyers
this entity surface form: Royal Navy Type 45 destroyers
PAAMS (Principal Anti Air Missile System) installedOn Type 45 destroyers
subject surface form: PAAMS
this entity surface form: Type 45 destroyer
Aster 15 usedOn Type 45 destroyers
this entity surface form: Type 45 destroyer
Sylver A50 VLS mountedOnClass Type 45 destroyers
this entity surface form: Type 45 destroyer
4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun fittedOn Type 45 destroyers
this entity surface form: Type 45 destroyer
UAT(5) ESM installedOn Type 45 destroyers
this entity surface form: Type 45 destroyer
HMS Daring (D32) class Type 45 destroyers
this entity surface form: Daring-class destroyer (Type 45)
BAE Systems Naval Ships notableProgramme Type 45 destroyers
this entity surface form: Type 45 destroyer programme
Rolls-Royce WR-21 gas turbine usedOn Type 45 destroyers
subject surface form: Rolls-Royce WR-21
this entity surface form: Type 45 destroyer
Royal Navy destroyers hasSubclass Type 45 destroyers