Re: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
Posted: 10 Jun 2022, 21:07
by Lord Jim
I just wish it was still carrying Harpoon, even empty containers would at least look the part. A Warship should be able to engage in all three domains, in the air, on the surface and under water, even if it only really specialises in one.
Re: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
Posted: 10 Jun 2022, 23:57
by Scimitar54
That rules out every SSN! Anti-Air ???
Re: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
Posted: 11 Jun 2022, 05:21
by Lord Jim
Very good, should have seen that one coming. Oh well I see the clue in the name, Warships are ships, Submarines are boats.
Re: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
Posted: 11 Jun 2022, 16:04
by Digger22
Any ideas or views on latest delay in sailing HMS Dauntless?
Re: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
Posted: 12 Jun 2022, 09:17
by SKB
They've been splicing the mainbrace....
Re: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
Posted: 12 Jun 2022, 09:36
by jonas
Never mind splicing the mainbrace, when the hell is she finaly going to sea. We keep being told that this is imminent, but still no news
Re: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
Posted: 14 Jun 2022, 12:33
by donald_of_tokyo
The first PIP finished!! Great!
Re: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
Posted: 14 Jun 2022, 16:42
by SKB
(Shipping On The Mersey) 14th June 2022
(Mersey Shipping) 14th June 2022
Re: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
Posted: 14 Jun 2022, 17:04
by SKB
Re: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
Posted: 14 Jun 2022, 22:18
by Jdam
Finished might be a bit too far but under going testing at sea is a Good sign
I wonder if going forward Dauntless will be the test bed for all the upgrades coming to the type 45 platform or if it will be time to get some miles on her instead?
Re: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
Posted: 16 Jun 2022, 15:14
by SKB
HMS Dauntless PIP is a 100% success, she has sailed into the warm tropical waters of Cornwall.
Re: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
Posted: 16 Jun 2022, 19:53
by SKB
Re: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
Posted: 17 Jun 2022, 08:55
by Scimitar54
Clotted Creamy Wake?
Re: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
Posted: 19 Jun 2022, 14:28
by donald_of_tokyo
HMSDefender in Kiel Week. Impressive is her large helicopter hangar, and tiny Wildcat helicopter. With several UAVs, she will obtain a good situation awareness. Also, those UAVs could carry ECM decoys to counter incoming ASMs.
from twitter.com/NavyLookout/status/1538048876598464512
Re: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
Posted: 26 Jun 2022, 00:13
by SKB
HMS Dauntless returns to Portsmouth
(Navy Lookout/Portsmouth Proud) 23rd June 2022
HMS Dauntless finally arrives back home in Portsmouth this evening after she left on 1st May 2020 for engine upgrade work in Birkenhead. She has carried out a week of sea trials after 3 new diesel generators were fitted to help cure the propulsion issues that have plagued these ships.
Re: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
Now back in Portsmouth, Dauntless is undergoing crucial planned maintenance and systems upgrades for the rest of the year to ensure she remains at the cutting-edge of naval/air defence operations before returning to the Fleet.
Trials, training and assessment will follow in the spring, with the ship fully operational again and ready to deploy worldwide – from next summer.
Dauntless had been in refit before being transferred to Birkenhead for PIP what else needs doing? That's also not forgetting the later addition of CAMM. The T45s will have such 'low miles' it will be 2040 before the T83s are needed.
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