RN Destroyers: Type 45 Daring Class

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HMS Daring brought out of the tidal basin today (for first time in 4 years)

She has no ship’s company and will be towed to Cammell Laird Birkenhead to begin engine upgrade (PIP) soon before returning to Portsmouth for main refit work.
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Pelican wrote: Wed Sep 08, 2021 6:02 pm HMS Daring brought out of the tidal basin today (for first time in 4 years)

She has no ship’s company and will be towed to Cammell Laird Birkenhead to begin engine upgrade (PIP) soon before returning to Portsmouth for main refit work.
Former Royal Navy officer brands Britain's number of operational warships a 'major embarrassment' as Type 45 destroyer HMS Daring prepares to leave Portsmouth

A BILLION pound Royal Navy destroyer is preparing for a major engine refit more than four years since her last operational mission.

See - https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/defen ... GhaI_SnmA4

Note: How much did HMS Duncan cost?
HMS Duncan is one of six Type 45 vessels commissioned by the Ministry of Defence at a cost of £1bn each – and were bought on the premise that they would not require serious mechanical work for at least 25 years.
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Pelican wrote: Thu Sep 16, 2021 3:57 pm
Pelican wrote: Wed Sep 08, 2021 6:02 pm HMS Daring brought out of the tidal basin today (for first time in 4 years)

She has no ship’s company and will be towed to Cammell Laird Birkenhead to begin engine upgrade (PIP) soon before returning to Portsmouth for main refit work.
Former Royal Navy officer brands Britain's number of operational warships a 'major embarrassment' as Type 45 destroyer HMS Daring prepares to leave Portsmouth

A BILLION pound Royal Navy destroyer is preparing for a major engine refit more than four years since her last operational mission.

See - https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/defen ... GhaI_SnmA4

Note: How much did HMS Duncan cost?
HMS Duncan is one of six Type 45 vessels commissioned by the Ministry of Defence at a cost of £1bn each – and were bought on the premise that they would not require serious mechanical work for at least 25 years.

Also see link from Tim - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-h ... 571232.amp
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bill the government of the day that decided to ignore the advice given them at the time of construction
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What is the status of the Type 45 Destroyer engine repairs?

The Ministry of Defence have confirmed that all Type 45 Destroyers will have recieved upgrades to their power systems by the mid-2020s.
In 2016 it was revealed that due to a design flaw on the Northrop Grumman intercooler attached to the ships Rolls-Royce WR-21 gas turbines, power availability was diminished considerably when functioning in the warm climate of the Persian Gulf; and it quickly became apparent that the class was not operating as originally envisioned with some losing power mid-deployment.
Therefore a planned refit was scheduled from 2019–21 to fully resolve the problems with the six ships in the class.
Jeremy Quin, Minister for Defence Procurement, stated:

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HMS Daring taken in to Cammell Lairds for refit of her engines:
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Royal Navy crew from Portsmouth-based HMS Dragon attend No Time To Die premiere to watch the destroyer's starring role in the James Bond movie

CREW from HMS Dragon have been among the first to see the Portsmouth-based warship star in No Time To Die at the film’s premiere last night.

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HMS Duncan is getting her Phalanx Close In Weapon System installed; her last line of defence against hostile anti-ship missiles.

https://twitter.com/HMSDuncan/status/14 ... 4104670225
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HMAS Sirius pictured conducting a RAS procedure with Type 45 Air Defence Destroyer HMS Diamond during Exercise Bersama Gold 21.
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