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HMS DAUNTLESS

HMS Dauntless is the second ship of the Type 45 or Daring-class air-defence destroyers built for the Royal Navy. 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.

The Type 45 destroyers are 152.4 m (500 ft) in length, with a beam of 21.2 m (70 ft), a draught of 7.4 m. (24.3 ft) and a displacement of approximately 8,500 tonnes.This makes them significantly larger than the Type 42 they replace (displacement 5,200 tonnes). The Type 45 destroyers are the first British warships built to meet the Lloyd's Register's Naval Ship Rules for hull structure requiring design approval by Lloyd's Register for the principal structural arrangements of the vessel. BAE Systems is the Design Authority for the Type 45, a role traditionally held by the UK Ministry of Defence.

 The design of the Type 45 brings new levels of radar signature reduction to the Royal Navy. Deck equipment and life rafts are concealed behind the ship's superstructure panels, producing a very "clean" superstructure, somewhat similar to that of the French La Fayette-class frigates. The mast is also sparingly equipped externally. Speculation by the press suggests that this design gives the ship the radar cross-section of a small fishing boat.

The Daring class is notable for being the first Royal Navy vessels to include gender-neutral living spaces to accommodate male and female crew members; communal shower and heads facilities have given way to individual cubicles, and six-person berths for junior ratings are far more flexible in accommodating a mixture of male and female sailors. Men and women will continue to sleep in separate spaces, in common with most other navies

Armament:

Anti-air missiles:

Sea Viper air defence system, with a 48-cell Sylver A50 VLS, for mix of up to 48:

Aster 15 missiles (range 1.7–30 km)

Aster 30 missiles (range 3–120 km)

Anti-ship missiles:

2 × quad Harpoon launchers[N 1]

Guns:

1 × BAE 4.5 inch Mk 8 naval gun

2 × Oerlikon 30 mm guns

2 × Phalanx CIWS

2 × Miniguns

6 × General purpose machine guns

Aircraft carried:

1–2 × Lynx Wildcat, armed with:

4 × anti ship missiles, or

2 × anti submarine torpedoes

or

1 × Westland Merlin, armed with:

4 × anti-submarine torpedoes

Aviation facilities:

Large flight deck

Enclosed hangar

I choose this one because to me well apart from being very cool can do anything even has air capability its kinda awesome in that respect