HMS Dragon (D35)
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 Forward section of Dragon on the slipway at Govan, February 2008 |
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| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | December 2000 |
| Builder: | BAE Systems |
| Laid down: | 19 December 2005 |
| Launched: | Unknown |
| Commissioned: | Unknown |
| Motto: | "We yield but to St George" |
| Honours and awards: |
Portland 1653, Gabbard 1653, Schveningen 1653, Lowestoft 1655, Four Days Battle 1666, Orfordness 1666, Bugia 1671, Barfleur 1692, Toulon 1744, Belleisle 1761, Martinique 1762, Havana 1762, Egypt 1801, Calder's Action 1805, Baltic 1854-55, Suez 1882 Arctic 1944 |
| Fate: | Building |
| Badge: |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 7,205 tonnes Light Seagoing (8,092 tonnes Deep load) (both figures are 'start of life') |
| Length: | 152.4 m |
| Beam: | 21.2 m |
| Draught: | 7.4 m |
| Propulsion: | 2 Rolls-Royce WR-21 gas turbines, Alstom electric motors |
| Speed: | 29+ knots[1] |
| Range: | 7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km) at economical speed |
| Complement: | 190 |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
MFS 7000 Sonar[2] |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: |
SSTD[3] |
| Armament: |
PAAMS Air Defence System 2 Phalanx CIWS (Close-in weapons system) |
| Aircraft carried: |
1 x Lynx HMA8 or |
HMS Dragon is the fourth ship of the Type 45 or 'D' Class of air defence destroyers being built for the Royal Navy.
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[edit] Construction and Launch
Dragon's construction began at the BAE Systems Naval Ships yard at Scotstoun on the River Clyde in December 2005, and by December 2007 the bow section was in place on the BAE Systems Govan slipway for mating with the other modules.
The Daring class will be one of the most advanced air-defence warship classes in the world.[5] The ship's capabilities centre on the SAMPSON Multi Function Radar which can detect targets out to a distance of 400 km and the PAAMS missile system.
[edit] Affiliations
It will be affliated to the capital of Wales, the City of Cardiff.
[edit] References
- ^ MacDermid, Alan. "Daring is mean, green and built for speed", The Herald, 2007-08-15. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
- ^ EDO Corporation selected by ULTRA Electronics to provide sonar systems. EDO Corp. Retrieved on 2007-11-30.
- ^ Air Defence Destroyer (T45). Royal Navy. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
- ^ Air Defence Destroyer (T45). Royal Navy. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
- ^ "World's most advanced destroyer launched tomorrow", The Times, Times Newspapers, 2007-01-22, p. 37. Retrieved on 2007-01-23.
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