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HMS
Dauntless has today become the first of the Royal Navy’s new Type
45 Destroyers to visit the capital as she sailed up the Thames to
dock outside the Excel Centre in London’s Docklands, which is
hosting the Defence and Security Equipment International (DESi) event
next week. |
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 HMS DAUNTLESS Sails up the Thames (Copyright: Crown Copyright/MOD 2011) Link to Type 45 Destroyer datasheet |
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She
will be moored outside the exhibition centre until Sunday 17th September
and will be on show to the 25,000 visitors from around the globe who
travel to London to see over 1,300 defence contractors from over 50
countries. Ships berthed in the vicinity of ExCeL provide a rare opportunity
for international industry at all levels to demonstrate their equipment
to potential clients.
HMS Dauntless is the second in class of the new Type 45 Destroyers and was commissioned in June 2010. She has recently returned from trials and exercises in America where she participated in the annual France/Russia/UK/US Naval exercise, working alongside warships from each participant nation. Her Commanding Officer, Captain Will Warrender RN, said: “It is an enormous honour and privilege to be the first Type 45 Destroyer to visit London, and to support this prestigious defence and security event. HMS DAUNTLESS represents the future for the Royal Navy, and is bristling with the newest military technology. The ship represents the finest shipbuilding skills the UK has to offer and is a great example of the high standards and capabilities of the British Defence manufacturing base.” |