HMS Daring
HMS Daring is the first of the Navy’s six £1bn Type 45 destroyers and she is the first of class to deploy. In preparation she conducted work-ups with an American Carrier battle Group back in 2010 and gone through a series of upgrade programmes to ensure she met the high standards required for deploying RN units. Daring is designed to create a defensive shield around a task force – and troops ashore – protecting them from air attack. The ship was launched on a bitterly cold day at BAE Systems’ yard in Scotstoun on the Clyde in February 2006 by her sponsor, the Countess of Wessex.
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HMS Daring carrying out sea trials working in Portland Exercise Areas
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HMS Daring Sailing from Portsmouth
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HMS Daring
A new chapter in the history of the Royal Navy began 11 January 2012 when HMS Daring deployed for the first time. The Portsmouth-based warship – hailed by her commanding officer as ‘staggeringly capable’ – set sail for a seven month deployment east of Suez safeguarding sea lanes and working with the UK’s allies in the region.
COMMANDING OFFICER
Guy Robinson
- RANK:
- Captain
- JOINED:
- 1986
- SPECIALISATION:
- Warfare
- PREVIOUS UNITS:
- HMS Edinburgh, HMS Guernsey
Military experience
Guy Robinson, joined the Royal Navy from school in 1986 as a warfare officer. Following initial training, he served in a number of ships from minesweepers to frigates and enjoyed deployments to Australia and the Far East.
In 1993 he completed initial staff training before taking up consecutive appointments as the Navigating Officer of the Type 22 Frigates HMS Chatham and HMS Brave. He then undertook warfare training throughout 1995, before serving as the Principal Warfare Officer (Above Water) and Operations Officer of the Type 23 Frigate HMS Northumberland from 1996 to 1997.
Joining the Fishery Protection Squadron in 1998, he commanded the offshore patrol vessel HMS Guernsey until July 2000. He then completed the Advanced Command and Staff Course at the Joint Services Command and Staff College where he graduated with an MA in Defence Studies.
Promoted to Commander in 2001 he assumed command of the Type 42 Destroyer HMS Edinburgh in December 2001. During an extremely busy operational period he led his ship during the combat phase of the 2nd Gulf War (Operation Telic) when he spent over 4 months continuously at sea and was subsequently awarded a Mention-in-Despatches in the operational honours list.
He joined the Ministry of Defence in 2003, working as part of the equipment area. Following a short period as lead desk officer for the Type 45 Destroyer he assumed duties as the programmer for the Directorate of Above Water Effects, where he managed a large portfolio of key maritime projects.
In January 2007 he joined Flag Officer Sea Training staff as Commander Sea Training where he was responsible for the basic operational sea training of all Royal Naval major warships, from frigates to aircraft carriers, as well as a multitude of ships from both NATO and non-NATO navies.
Selected for promotion to Captain in June 2007, he joined the maritime battlestaff the following October to start preparations for the UK command of Task Force 158, the coalition force charged with protecting Iraq’s critical offshore oil infrastructure. He operated from the coalition base on the Khawr al Amaya Oil Terminal as Commander Task Group 158.1 from March to July 2008 running maritime operations in the Northern Arabian Gulf while working closely with the Iraqi Navy and Marines to build their indigenous capability.
On return from the Gulf he joined the Development, Concepts & Doctrine Centre (DCDC) in September 2008 where he was responsible for the development of maritime concepts and high-level maritime doctrine. He assumed command of HMS Daring in January 2011.
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WEAPONS SYSTEM
WEAPONS SYSTEM
TYPE 45 DESTROYER
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30mm Gun
Medium Calibre gun system
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Phalanx
Short range machine gun
Throwing up an impenetrable wall of fire, Phalanx is one of the deadly last lines of defence for Britain's warships. It is fitted to Type 42 and Type 45 destroyers and Bay, Wave and Fort Victoria-class ships in the RFA Capable of engaging targets around one mile away, Phalanx is a radar-controlled Gatling gun which fires 20mm shells, spewing out 3,000 rounds a minute. Like Goalkeeper, it is designed to engage incoming enemy aircraft and missiles if they penetrated a ship or task group's outer ring of defences such as Sea Viper or Sea Dart. During Operation Telic, Phalanx guns were removed from ships and were crewed by sailors defending Basra airport, the hub of British operations in southern Iraq. The guns saw extensive action against incoming rockets and mortars fired by insurgents.
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Sea Viper
Surface to Air missile system
Sea Viper is the punch of the Type 45 destroyers, the very reason the ships exist - and the reason why that main mast is so tall. The missile provides all-round defence – not just for the destroyer but for an entire naval task group - against all aerial threats some 70 miles away. It races towards its target at speeds in excess of Mach Four (over 3,000mph) using a series of tiny jets to manoeuvre, carrying out sharp turns at G forces no human could endure. The system comprises Sampson radar (the spinning egg atop the Type 45’s main mast), a Combat Management System, long-range radar, the Sylver missile-launching system on the destroyer's forecastle and Aster 15 and Aster 30 missiles with ranges up to 20 and 75 miles respectively. Until January 28 2009 – the date of the arrival of the first Type 45, HMS Daring, in Portsmouth – Sea Viper was known as PAAMS: Principal Anti-Air Missile System. The missiles were tested at France's missile range, the Centre d’Essais de Lancement des Missiles on Île du Levant, off Toulon, using a special trials barge, Longbow, before the first successful firing from Type 45. That came off the Outer Hebrides in September 2010 at the Benbecula ranges, where HMS Dauntless successfully shot down a drone target.
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4.5Mk8 Gun
medium calibre weapon system
If you're looking for punch and firepower, then the 4.5in main gun, found on the forecastle of all the Royal Navy's frigates and destroyers, is the most obvious provider. Even in an age of missiles, there's still a need for a weapon to pulverise enemy positions and demoralise the foe - and the 4.5in gun has done so in the Falklands and Iraq. The gun can fire up to two dozen high explosive shells weighing more than 40kg (80lbs) at targets more than a dozen miles away - and nearly 18 miles if special extended-range shells are used. In various forms, the 4.5in has been the Navy's standard medium gun since before World War 2, embodied today by the Mk8 which has been in service since the early 1970s. There are two types of Mk8 used by the Fleet. The older Mod 0 (with its curved turret), which is gradually being replaced, and the angular Mod 1 (nicknamed Kryten after the robot on the sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf) which is harder for enemy radar to pick up. The main purpose of the gun is Naval Gunfire Support – artillery bombardment of shore targets. In this role the gun is capable of firing the equivalent of a six-gun shore battery. The Mk8 can also be used effectively against surface targets at sea.
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Lynx Mk8
Helicopter weapons system
The Lynx truly is a jack of all trades, capable to taking on enemy ships (with Sea Skua missiles), enemy submarines (with Sting Ray torpedoes or depth charges), and smaller surface targets courtesy of machine-gun pods or sniper rifles. It can carry a Royal Marines boarding team, who abseil rapidly down ropes on to ships below, and regularly conducts surveillance and reconnaissance missions using its dazzling array of sensors, cameras and recording equipment. The Lynx is the backbone of the Fleet Air Arm and front-line operations by the frigate and destroyer fleets, operating over the ice of Antarctica and the sands of the Gulf, the expanse of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans, the confines of the Strait of Gibraltar or English Channel
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Phalanx
Short range machine gun
Throwing up an impenetrable wall of fire, Phalanx is one of the deadly last lines of defence for Britain's warships. It is fitted to Type 42 and Type 45 destroyers and Bay, Wave and Fort Victoria-class ships in the RFA Capable of engaging targets around one mile away, Phalanx is a radar-controlled Gatling gun which fires 20mm shells, spewing out 3,000 rounds a minute. Like Goalkeeper, it is designed to engage incoming enemy aircraft and missiles if they penetrated a ship or task group's outer ring of defences such as Sea Viper or Sea Dart. During Operation Telic, Phalanx guns were removed from ships and were crewed by sailors defending Basra airport, the hub of British operations in southern Iraq. The guns saw extensive action against incoming rockets and mortars fired by insurgents.
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30mm Gun
Medium Calibre gun system
ABOUT THE UNIT
KEY STATISTICS
- Pennant
D32
- Displacement
8,000tonnes
- Complement
190personnel
- Length
152Metres
- Beam
21.2metres
- Draught
5.3metres
- Top Speed
30+knots
- Range (Nautical)
7,000nautical miles
- Launch Date
01/02/06
- Commissioned date
23/07/09
- Power Generated
46MWenough for 80,000 people
TAKE A LOOK
PHOTO GALLERY
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HMS Daring plays rugby against local side.
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Commanding Officer of HMS Daring Captain Guy Robinson talks to Saudi Navy
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HMS Daring comes alongside the port of Al Jubayl in Saudi Arabia.
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American commander sees what Daring’s made of in the Gulf
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American commander sees what Daring’s made of in the Gulf
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American commander sees what Daring’s made of in the Gulf
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American commander sees what Daring’s made of in the Gulf
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American commander sees what Daring’s made of in the Gulf
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American commander sees what Daring’s made of in the Gulf
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American commander sees what Daring’s made of in the Gulf
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American commander sees what Daring’s made of in the Gulf
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American commander sees what Daring’s made of in the Gulf
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Emirates debut for HMS Daring
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HMS Daring's pilot, Lieutenant Wesley Blackwell USN is seen briefing the Kuwaiti Staff College students on the Ship's Lynx Helicopter during their Ship's tour on the 12th March 2012.
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Emirates debut for HMS Daring
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Kuwaiti Staff College students are seen on the flight deck of HMS Daring in front of HMS Daring's Lynx Helicopter during a Ship's tour.
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HMS Daring's medical team carry out a casualty exercise in the Ship's sickbay in front of the Kuwaiti Staff College students on the 12th March 2012.
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Emirates debut for HMS Daring
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Kuwaiti Staff College students are shown the 4.5 Gun on the 12 March 2012.
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Emirates debut for HMS Daring
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Kuwaiti Staff College students watch the boarding demonstraion from 01 Deck on the 11th March 2012.
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Emirates debut for HMS Daring
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Kuwaiti Staff College students board HMS Daring on the 11th March 2012.
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Emirates debut for HMS Daring
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HMS Daring is seen coming alongside her Jetty in Kuwait.
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On the 6th March 2012, HMS Daring carried out a photex with USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). A United States of America Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier.
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On the 6th March 2012, HMS Daring carried out a photex with USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). A United States of America Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier.
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On the 6th March 2012, HMS Daring carried out a photex with USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). A United States of America Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier.
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On the 6th March 2012, HMS Daring carried out a photex with USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). A United States of America Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier.
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On the 6th March 2012, HMS Daring carried out a photex with USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). A United States of America Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier.
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On the 6th March 2012, HMS Daring carried out a photex with USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). A United States of America Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier.
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On the 6th March 2012, HMS Daring follows the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). A United States of America Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, as she Replenishes at Sea with USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) and USS Bunker Hill (CG 52).
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On the 6th March 2012, HMS Daring carried out a photex with USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). A United States of America Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier.
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Daring Trials New Royal Navy Uniform
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Pictured: (L to R) LET(WE) Richard Lewis, LT Thomas Gell and LT Nadia Robertson.
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Daring Trials New Royal Navy Uniform
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Pictured: (L to R) LET(WE) Richard Lewis, LT Thomas Gell and LT Nadia Robertson.
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Daring Trials New Royal Navy Uniform
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Daring Trials New Royal Navy Uniform
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Pictured: HMS Daring's Commanding Officer, Captain Guy Robinson on the bridge of HMS Daring as she departs Bahrain, seen trialling the new PCS uniform.
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Daring Trials New Royal Navy Uniform
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Pictured: HMS Daring's bridge team concentrate on their tasks as HMS Daring departs Bahrain, seen trialling the new PCS uniform.
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Daring Trials New Royal Navy Uniform
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Pictured: HMS Daring's Commanding Officer, Captain Guy Robinson on the bridge of HMS Daring as she departs Bahrain, seen trialling the new PCS uniform.
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HMS Daring and Wave Knight operating East of Suez
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HMS Daring and Wave Knight operating East of Suez
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HMS Daring and Wave Knight operating East of Suez
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HMS Daring and Wave Knight operating East of Suez
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HMS Daring visits Jordan
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Commodore Ancona steps onto HMS Daring greeted by HMS Daring's CO, Captain Guy Robinson.
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HMS Daring visits Jordan
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Commodore Ancona steps onto HMS Daring greeted by HMS Daring's CO, Captain Guy Robinson and XO LT CDR Robert Steadman.
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HMS Daring visits Jordan
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HMS Daring alongside in the Naval Port of Aqaba, Jordan.
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HMS Daring alongside in the Naval Port of Aqaba, Jordan.
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Members of HMS Daring's Ship's Company stand in the doorway of the Monastery of Petra during their visit.
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HMS Daring alongside in the Naval Port of Aqaba, Jordan.
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HMS Daring's Royal Marines training with the Jordanians Naval boarding team on the anti-piracy training ship.
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HMS Daring's Lynx helicopter on the flight deck during the Ship's Capability Demonstration and Evening Reception.
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HMS Daring approaches the Naval Port of Aqaba, Jordan
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HMS Daring continues her passage along the Suez Canal.
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HMS Daring heading through the Suez Canal, taking from the Forecastle.
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HMS Daring approaches the spectacular "Friendship Bridge" before dawn.
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HMS Daring Souda Bay
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HMS Daring Souda Bay
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His Excellency the Governor (Vice Admiral Sir Adrian Johns, The Chief Minister (Fabian Picardo) chat on board to HMS Daring's Commanding Officer
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Left to Right - Father Charles Bruzon, Capt Guy Robinson, The Hon Fabian Picardo (Chief Minister of Gibraltar), the Hon Charles Bruzon, Gibraltar's MInister for Housing (and Father Charles' uncle)
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HMS Daring Sailing from Portsmouth
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HMS Daring Sailing from Portsmouth
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HMS Daring Sailing from Portsmouth
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HMS Daring Sailing from Portsmouth
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AB(SEA) Sean Dobson polishes the ship's bell in preperation for HMS Daring's sailing
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Food stores awaiting to be loaded onto HMS Daring for her maiden deployment
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HMS Daring's Commanding Officer Captain Guy Robinson
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HMS Daring carrying out sea trials working in Portland Exercise Areas
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HMS Daring carrying out sea trials working in Portland Exercise Areas
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HMS Daring carrying out sea trials working in Portland Exercise Areas
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HMS Daring carrying out sea trials working in Portland Exercise Areas
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HMS Daring and Diamond in HMNB Devonport
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200 Flt celebrates 6000 Flying Hours
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Lt Gov, Air Marshal Peter Walker CBE meets CO
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Guernsey Sea Scouts recieveing tour
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Daring at anchor off St Peter Port 2
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AB Dickenson with St Peter Port in background
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Daring bolstered by extra firepower
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