(pics from uk MoD)
Posted on 05/02/2008 5:41:21 PM PDT by Rikstir
aring, the first of the Royal Navy's Type 45 Destroyers, has successfully tracked a Typhoon aircraft from Manchester to the west coast of Scotland as part of the second stage of her sea trials.
During the five week trial the 7,350 tonne vessel has completed all power and propulsion testing, as well as a series of tests in open water off the west coast of Scotland which included extensive Long Range Radar and navigation systems trials, medium calibre gun blast trials and weapon alignment tests.
Combat System trials have seen good performance across a wide range of equipment and numerous aircraft sorties have been flown to test the radar system including the successful tracking of the Typhoon.
During the trials Daring has performed a speed increase of 0 to 27 knots in two minutes, figure-of-eight turns that left the decks 14 degrees from horizontal, and a standstill stop in just five and a half lengths.
She has performed beyond all expectations and will complete the trials today, Friday 2 May 2008, two days ahead of schedule...
(Excerpt) Read more at mod.uk ...
Another engineering masterpiece from my company.
(pics from uk MoD)
hats off to all those in it. superb work.
An awesome achievement - thanks for posting this.
Whats that Typhoon doing in the water? That picture cant be real!
Let’s see if she can track an F-22.
Nice boat, but I still think it looks like an ithyphallic Aegis.
| General characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Guided missile destroyer |
| Displacement: | 7,205 tonnes Light Seagoing (8,092 tonnes Deep load) (both figures are 'start of life') |
| Length: | 152.4 m (500 ft) |
| Beam: | 21.2 m (69.5 ft) |
| Draught: | 5 m (16.4 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shafts Integrated Electric Propulsion;
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| Speed: | 29+ knots[1] |
| Range: | 7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km) at economical speed |
| Complement: | 190 |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
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| Armament: |
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| Aircraft carried: | |
| Aviation facilities: | Hangar & flightdeck |
The fighter looks about 50 ft off the deck.
nice trip down memory lane. cool pics
As we aint at war yet, i dont think the Daring class will need to.
And when it does, we will never know about it! ;)
cheers for the added detail mate. shame they haven’t classed it a ‘cruiser’ though, she is more than a destroyer.
Tracking a Typhoon fighter is good; let us know when it can track a Typhoon submarine.
She’s not Her Majesty’s Ship yet. She won’t get the HMS and the right to fly the White Ensign until she is commissioned. Right now she is technically just a government owned ship, flying the Blue Ensign.
2, However the 4th HMS Daring served from 1893 to 1912, so unless the trials are really extended, the 4th and the 7th will be a century apart.
That will be necessary when the Typhoon submarine learns how to fly.
Air Defence Destroyer. Gives a clue as to its role huh?
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