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On 25 November 2011, HMS Dauntless hosted [[Abdullah Gül]], President of the Republic of Turkey.<ref>http://www.tccb.gov.tr/haberler/170/81362/cumhurbaskani-gul-portsmouthtaki-turk-deniz-sehitligini-ziyaret-etti.html</ref>
On 25 November 2011, HMS Dauntless hosted [[Abdullah Gül]], President of the Republic of Turkey.<ref>http://www.tccb.gov.tr/haberler/170/81362/cumhurbaskani-gul-portsmouthtaki-turk-deniz-sehitligini-ziyaret-etti.html</ref>


In January 2012, it was announced that ''Dauntless'' would deploy to the South Atlantic to replace [[HMS Montrose (F236)|HMS ''Montrose'']] which was stationed around the [[Falkland Islands]]. The deployment was condemned by the government of [[Argentina]], which claimed that the UK was "militirising the South Atlantic."<ref>http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/east-hampshire/hms_dauntless_to_set_sail_for_the_falklands_as_tensions_build_with_argentina_1_3469933</ref><ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16810417</ref><ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16947668</ref>
In January 2012, it was announced that ''Dauntless'' would deploy to the South Atlantic to replace [[HMS Montrose (F236)|HMS ''Montrose'']] which was stationed around the [[Falkland Islands]]. The deployment was condemned by the government of [[Argentina]], which claimed that the UK was "militarising the South Atlantic."<ref>http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/east-hampshire/hms_dauntless_to_set_sail_for_the_falklands_as_tensions_build_with_argentina_1_3469933</ref><ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16810417</ref><ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16947668</ref>


==Design==
==Design==

Revision as of 11:48, 11 February 2012

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Dauntless.
HMS Dauntless, outward bound from Portsmouth Naval Base, 2010
History
Royal Navy EnsignUK
OrderedDecember 2000
BuilderBAE Systems Surface Fleet Solutions
Yard number1062[3]
Laid down28 August 2004
Launched23 January 2007
Commissioned3 June 2010[4]
Identificationlist error: <br /> list (help)
Deck code: DT
Pennant number: D33
International callsign: GPLB[1]
IMO number: 4907751[2]
Mottolist error: <br /> list (help)
Nil Desperandum
Latin: "Never Despair"
StatusIn service
BadgeFile:HMS Dauntless Badge.jpg
General characteristics
TypeGuided missile destroyer
Displacement

8,000 tonnes, standard[5]

Length152.4 m (500 ft 0 in)
Beam21.2 m (69 ft 7 in)
Draught7.4 m (24 ft 3 in)
Propulsionlist error: mixed text and list (help)

2 shafts Integrated electric propulsion (IEP);

SpeedIn excess of 29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph)[25]
Range7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km) at 18 kn (33 km/h)
Complement190
Sensors and
processing systems		list error: <br /> list (help)
Electronic warfare
& decoys		list error: mixed text and list (help)
Armament
Aircraft carriedlist error: <br /> list (help)

1-2× Lynx HMA8, armed with;

  • 4× Sea Skua anti ship missiles, or
  • 2× anti submarine torpedoes

or
1× Westland Merlin HM1,[7] armed with;

  • 4× anti submarine torpedoes
Aviation facilitieslist error: mixed text and list (help)
  • Large flight deck
  • Enclosed hangar

HMS Dauntless is the second ship of the Type 45 class of air defence destroyer built for the Royal Navy (also known as the Daring or 'D' class). She was launched at Govan in January 2007, was handed over to the Royal Navy on 3 December 2009 and was formally commissioned on 3 June 2010.

Operational history

Construction and launch

Dauntless under construction at HMNB Portsmouth, July 2005

Dauntless’s construction began at the BAE Systems Naval Ships yard at Govan in August 2004 on the River Clyde. She was launched on 23 January 2007 at 3.25 pm by Lady Burnell-Nugent, wife of Admiral Sir James Burnell-Nugent, the then-Commander-in-Chief Fleet. Dauntless is the adopted warship of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Because her modules were put together outside at BAE Govan, it was possible to complete more of her structure than her sister ship, Daring, which was launched from the covered facility at Scotstoun the previous year.

Trials

Dauntless sailed from the Clyde for the first time on 14 November 2008 to conduct sea trials, testing power and propulsion, weapons and communications systems. Although not yet transferred to the Royal Navy, some of her future crew sailed with her.[26]

Dauntless arrived at HMNB Portsmouth for the first time on 2 December 2009, and was formally handed over to the Ministry of Defence by her builders on 3 December 2009.[27][28] During her sea trials Dauntless made her inaugural visit to her affiliated city of Newcastle upon Tyne in May 2010.

Entering service

Dauntless was commissioned on 3 June 2010 in the presence of her sponsor.[29] The MoD confirmed on 1 October 2010 that she had completed the first Sea Viper firing on a Hebridean firing range earlier in the week,[30] and the ship was accepted into service on 16 November the same year.[31]

Recent service

Dauntless (foreground), the Spanish Almirante Juan de Borbon, and USS Gettysburg underway in formation during the Royal Navy-sponsored joint exercise Saxon Warrior 11

In May 2011, she took part in Exercise Saxon Warrior in the Western Approaches, culminating in a so-called 'Thursday War'.[32]

In June 2011, Dauntless sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to Norfolk, Virginia to take part in the FRUKUS war game exercises between Russia, France, the United States and the United Kingdom. En-route in the Atlantic she rendezvoused and conducted manoeuvres with the Russian destroyer Admiral Chabanenko, which was also heading for the FRUKUS exercises, conducting cross helicopter exercises which saw Dauntless's two Lynx helicopters land on the Admiral Chabanenko. The deployment was the first time that two Lynxs had been deployed aboard a Type 45 destroyer.[33][34]

In September 2011, Dauntless was the first of the Type 45 destroyers to visit London. She sailed up the Thames and berthed opposite London City Airport for the Defence and Security Equipment International event.[35] On 25 November 2011, HMS Dauntless hosted Abdullah Gül, President of the Republic of Turkey.[36]

In January 2012, it was announced that Dauntless would deploy to the South Atlantic to replace HMS Montrose which was stationed around the Falkland Islands. The deployment was condemned by the government of Argentina, which claimed that the UK was "militarising the South Atlantic."[37][38][39]

Design

Main article: Type 45 destroyer

Stealth features

The most distinctive design point of the Daring class is their sleekly designed straight edges and superstructure free from clutter. This is designed to give the ship a low radar cross section - commonly called stealth features. Speculation by the press suggests that this design gives the ship the radar signature of a fishing boat.[40]

Advanced air defence

The Daring class are often considered the most powerful air-defence warships in the world.[41] The ship's capabilities centre on the SAMPSON Multi Function Radar which can detect hundreds of targets out to a distance of 400 km (250 mi) and the Sea Viper missile system. In addition Daring's S1850M 3D air surveillance radar is capable of detecting 1,000 targets up to 400 km (250 mi). It is also capable of detecting outer atmosphere objects such as ballistic missiles. As of June 2010, these defences are not yet available, due to problems with the Aster missiles.

Weapons and other systems

Anti-air (Sea Viper)

Sea Viper missile system.

  • 1x SAMPSON multi-function air tracking radar - range of 400 kilometres (250 mi).
  • 1x S1850M 3D air surveillance radar - range of 400 kilometres (250 mi). Capable of tracking up to 1,000 targets, including outer atmosphere objects such as ballistic missiles.
  • 48 x Aster 15 and 30 missiles in a 48 cell SYLVER A50 vertical launcher. Missiles as follows;
    • Aster 15 - Short to medium range anti-air missile - range of 2 – 30 km.
    • Aster 30 - Long range anti-air missile. Also anti-ballistic missile capable - range of 3 – 120 km.

Anti-ship

Guns

Affiliations

Notes and citations

  1. ^ "Royal Navy Bridge Card, February 2009" (PDF). Retrieved 20 June 2009. [dead link]
  2. ^ "World Shipping Register - Ship Index". Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  3. ^ "HMS Dauntless at Clydebuilt database". Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  4. ^ "Royal Navy on Crest of a Wave". Royal Navy. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
  5. ^ "Type 45 Destroyer". Royal Navy. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  6. ^ "HMS Daring". Wärtsilä. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  7. ^ "Air Defence Destroyer (T45)". Royal Navy. Retrieved 20 November 2007.[dead link]
  8. ^ "Raytheon Press Release" (PDF). 8 March 2006. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
  9. ^ "Jane's Electro-Optic Systems". 28 October 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  10. ^ "Type 45 Ballistic Missile Defence upgrade to support more than 100 UK jobs". UK Government. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  11. ^ "HMS Defender destroys drone in exercise which paves the way for future of air defence at sea". royalnavy.mod.uk. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Snapshot: The Royal Navy escort fleet in April 2024". Navy Lookout. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  13. ^ "£500m firepower upgrade for Type 45 destroyers". GOV.UK. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  14. ^ "Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyers – reaching their full potential with addition of Sea Ceptor missiles". Navy Lookout. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  15. ^ Scott, Richard (19 December 2023). "First NSM fit on RN Type 23 frigate". Janes. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Contenders for the Royal Navy's interim anti-ship missile requirement". navylookout.com. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  17. ^ @NavyLookout (17 March 2023). "@HMSDuncan sails from Portsmouth this afternoon. Has been re-equipped with Harpoon missiles - the first Type 45 to carry SSM for several years" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 March 2023 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ "Can the UK supply anti-ship missiles to Ukraine?". 10 April 2022.
  19. ^ Scott, Richard (16 February 2022). "UK confirms cancellation of I-SSGW programme". Janes Information Services. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  20. ^ "Snapshot: The Royal Navy escort fleet in April 2024". Navy Lookout. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  21. ^ "Royal Navy to buy the Naval Strike Missile". Navy Lookout. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  22. ^ "Royal Navy ships to be fitted with advanced new missile system". gov.uk. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  23. ^ "The all-rounder – the 30mm Automated Small Calibre Gun in focus". Navy Lookout. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  24. ^ "In focus: the 50 cal heavy machine gun in Royal Navy service". Navy Lookout. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  25. ^ MacDermid, Alan (15 August 2007). "Daring is mean, green and built for speed". The Herald. Retrieved 15 August 2007.
  26. ^ Damien Henderson (15 November 2008). "HMS Dauntless departs for trials as Dragon is prepared for launch". The Herald (Glasgow). Retrieved 16 November 2008.
  27. ^ "Dauntless Enters Portsmouth". Royal Navy Website. 2 December 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
  28. ^ "New warship handed over to Navy". BBC News Website. 3 December 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
  29. ^ "HMS Dauntless commissioned into fleet". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  30. ^ "Sea Viper fired from Type 45". 1 October 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  31. ^ "Dauntless enters into service". The News. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  32. ^ "George Bush bound for Portsmouth after war games with Royal Navy". Navy News. 23 May 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  33. ^ "Tsar turn from Dauntless at war games". Navy News. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  34. ^ http://www.navynews.co.uk/news/1270-lynx-pairing-helps-dauntless-pass-another-milestone.aspx
  35. ^ "London Calling For HMS Dauntless". Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  36. ^ http://www.tccb.gov.tr/haberler/170/81362/cumhurbaskani-gul-portsmouthtaki-turk-deniz-sehitligini-ziyaret-etti.html
  37. ^ http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/east-hampshire/hms_dauntless_to_set_sail_for_the_falklands_as_tensions_build_with_argentina_1_3469933
  38. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16810417
  39. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16947668
  40. ^ HMS Daring eases through first sea trials
  41. ^ "World's most advanced destroyer launched tomorrow". The Times. Times Newspapers. 22 January 2007. p. 37. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  42. ^ Navy-Matters Type 45 Destroyer Daring Class
  43. ^ "HMS Daring's Warfare Department". Royal Navy website. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  44. ^ "The Best of the UK". Navy News. January 2011. p. 9. Retrieved 26 January 2011. Daring is currently undergoing a mini overhaul which among other upgrades will see her fitted with Phalanx automated guns
  45. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "HMS Dauntless - ship affiliations". Royal Navy Website. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
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