The last of the Royal Navy's Type 45 air defence destroyers has put to sea to begin an extensive period of sea trials, it has been announced.
The future HMS Duncan left BAE's Scotstoun shipyard on 31 August and will be put through her paces by personnel from the Royal Navy, Ministry of Defence and BAE Systems before eventually being commissioned into the fleet.
Duncan is set to spend the next four weeks trialling power and propulsion systems, while combat systems and sensors will be tested during a second set of sea trials later this year.
Sister ships HMS Daring, HMS Dauntless, HMS Diamond and HMS Dragon have already been commissioned into the Royal Navy fleet, while Duncan and Defender are expected to be commissioned in 2013.
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