Type 45 destroyers

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air-defence warship guided missile destroyer surface combatant

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.

Aliases (2)

Type 45 destroyer ×64
Daring-class destroyer programme ×1

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	air-defence warship → guided missile destroyer → surface combatant →
allElectricShip	yes →
builtAt	Govan shipyard → Portsmouth shipyard → 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 →
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	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 Diamond (D34) → HMS Dragon (D35) → HMS Duncan (D37) →
usesMissileSystem	PAAMS (Principal Anti Air Missile System) → Sea Viper missile system →
usesRadarSystem	S1850M radar → SAMPSON radar →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
HMNB Portsmouth →	homePortOf
Portsmouth Naval Base →	isHomePortOf
Type 45 destroyer ("Daring-class destroyer programme") →	programmeName
Type 42 destroyer ("Type 45 destroyer") →	succeededBy
British Armed Forces →	usesEquipment