HMS Dauntles entregado a la Royal Navy/HMS Dauntless commissioned into fleet

El HMS Dauntless, el segundo destructor de la Royal Navy "Type 45", fue entregado a la flota el tres de Junio de 2010. En total se construirán seis Type 45 para la Royal Navy, todos con base en Portsmouth.
El primer Type 45, fue comisionado el pasado mes de Julio de 2009, el tercero, el HMS Diamond, entrará en servicio a finales de año, estando los seis en servicio a mitad de esta decada.
Los Type 45 son los destructores mas capaces construídos para la Royal Navy, cuya principal misión será la defensa aérea. Se podrá utilizar como centro de mando y puede embarcar hasta 60 soldados junto a su equipamiento. Tiene hangar para helicópteros, incluso de las dimensiones de un Chinook. En caso de emergencias, puede evacuar hasta 700 civiles.
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HMS Dauntless, the second of the Royal Navy's new, formidable Type 45 destroyers, was formally commissioned into the fleet today, Thursday 3 June 2010.
HMS Dauntless is the second of six Type 45 destroyers being built for the Royal Navy. All will be based in Portsmouth.
The first, HMS Daring, was commissioned last July and the third, Diamond, will make her first entry into Portsmouth by the end of the year. All six are scheduled to be in service by the middle of the decade.
The Type 45 destroyer is the largest and most powerful air defence destroyer ever built for the Royal Navy. It will provide UK Defence with a world-class military capability.
The prime role of the Type 45 destroyer will be air defence: protecting UK national and allied/coalition forces against enemy aircraft and missiles. The Type 45 will be able to act as a base platform for a deployable headquarters, from where operations can be commanded. The Type 45 will also be able to embark up to 60 troops (over and above its own complement) and their equipment, and support them with a modern medical facility that can deliver surgical capability.
The Type 45 also has a large flight deck that can accommodate helicopters up to and including the size of a Chinook. The ship can also take up to 700 people if necessary to support a civilian evacuation from war zones or natural disasters.
The Type 45 is not only a world class anti-air warfare destroyer. It will also act as a multi-role, general-purpose platform, able to contribute effectively to a range of worldwide maritime and joint operations.
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