HMS Daring (D32) Type 45 Destroyer Launch (2006)

On 1st February 2006 the first Type 45 Destroyer was launched from the BAE SYSTEMS ship yard at Scotstoun, Scotland. Over 10,000 people watched HRH Countess of Wessex name and launch Daring, the first of the Royal Navy's new class of Type 45 Anti-Air Warfare Destroyers.

Additional information about the Type 45 Destroyer can found by visiting the following sites :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_45_destroyer
http://www.baesystems.com/type_45/
http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/operations-and-support/surface-fleet/

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[HRMacQuacken]

America actually builds far better ships. The oldest commissioned vessel in our fleet, USN Constitution, "Old Ironsides", actually sank a few unlucky poorly designed British ships that happened to cross its path in the War of 1812. It still sails today. 

[MattHawkinsUK]

@HRMacQuacken the Constitution is a fine ship and it good to read about it and see it is still sailing. But it is in "active" service as an educational aid. Yes it sank some British ships back in the day but it doesn't mean US ships are therefore better in 2010. It would be like us saying Stonehenge means British buildings are the best in the World :-)

America will always have economies of scale on its side. You can build more of them, with a level of techology cheaper than us.

[xracertel]

This ship is a waste of money. Submarines are the real power of the sea.

[MattHawkinsUK]

Submarines aren't too great at carrying helicopters or chasing pirates and once you've spotted one it is as good as sunk.

[PhillyKid07]

if this ship was human, do you know how much pussy it'll get? LOL

LOADS!!

[kez3arco12]

Its very good to see a ship is launching and sinking..

[markgoodall]

@nickswitch the cheapest. however for comical value, i would like to say they dont use champagne, they use port. :D

[wiganerrmc]

£1.1billion

[Phil1796]

britian a sailing nation thats why we make the best ships

1. hms victory

2.hms warrior

3.hms illustrios (ww2)

4.hms king george the v

5.daring class

in fact evry ship is and was buitiful

[rolflmaoweeee]

i bet that captains got a hard on in there lol

[MrJeffreydunson]

A beauty of a ship, britain has always sailed handsome vessels, cheers.

[nickswitch]

does anybody know what kind of champagne they use to launch/christen these ships?

[MattHawkinsUK]

"air defence" is not the same as "hunting down planes". Also in history ships used to be made from wood and were powered by the wind.

Things change.