HMS Daring launches today

Oberon · 02-01-06, 08:23 AM

First of the Type 45s

http://www.type45.com/

Konovalov · 02-01-06, 08:34 AM

Finally. I was watching the news this morning and the captain was saying that it is going to be a tight close thing in terms of her size and the Clyde but that BAE have got all the calculations right. We hope.

Should be an impressive sight on the news this evening.

Kapitan · 02-01-06, 09:33 AM

BBC NEWS 24 tuned in

lesrae · 02-01-06, 10:41 AM

Looks like it floated then :O)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4667132.stm

Kapitan · 02-01-06, 10:43 AM

at last some thing decent to replace our rusty worn out DDG's

STEED · 02-01-06, 12:53 PM

Like all our new weapons it will break down sooner or latter :P

Godalmighty83 · 02-01-06, 01:10 PM

thats why we have the best engineers, lots of practice

Kapitan · 02-01-06, 01:11 PM

as i recall sea wolf or sea dart was a brand new system during the falklands and did it fail no

same with tigerfish and spearfish torpedos, not failed when they were new

STEED · 02-01-06, 01:16 PM

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as i recall sea wolf or sea dart was a brand new system during the falklands and did it fail no

Was it 100% British?

Kapitan · 02-01-06, 01:17 PM

yes it is has not been deployed to any other nation

STEED · 02-01-06, 01:37 PM

Are then it must cost a fortune and sooner or latter they will stop buying it.

TLAM Strike · 02-01-06, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Kapitain

as i recall sea wolf or sea dart was a brand new system during the falklands and did it fail no

same with tigerfish and spearfish torpedos, not failed when they were new

The new Stingray ASW torp failed to kill atleast one ARA Sub (they attack two others with out sucess as well I think). AS-12s almost failed to sink her too...

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A total of nine missiles were fired at the submarine trapped on the surface by anti-submarine torpedoes circling just under the hull. Of the missiles fired four hit, four missed and one failed to launch. Two of the missiles that hit the target failed to detonate on impact, instead punching a hole through the slender conning tower and exploding on the far side.

BTW the Tigerfish and Spearfish were never used in the Falklands War (did the Spearfish even exist yet?). In fact the CO of the HMS Conqueror didn't use them to sink the General Belgrano because he had doubts about their reliability.

TLAM Strike · 02-01-06, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Kapitain

yes it is has not been deployed to any other nation

The Seadart is used by another nation. Ironicly its Argentina. They purchased two Type 42 DDG armed with the MK 30 Seadart twin launcher.

Also the Seawolf is used by Malaysia on its Lekiu FFGs, and by Brazil on its Type 22 FFGs.

Oh and the Tigerfish is used by Brazil and Turkey on its Type 209 SSKs.

STEED · 02-01-06, 04:08 PM

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The Seadart is used by another nation. Ironicly its Argentina

:rotfl:

Kapitan · 02-01-06, 04:27 PM

lol spearfish is the newest torpedo in the british navy, tigerfish was on the conquorer.

i knew argentina had two type 42's but im not 100% up on british weapons

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lesrae Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Somerset, UK. Posts: 932 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Looks like it floated then :O) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4667132.stm

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Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	as i recall sea wolf or sea dart was a brand new system during the falklands and did it fail no same with tigerfish and spearfish torpedos, not failed when they were new __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

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STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Are then it must cost a fortune and sooner or latter they will stop buying it.

02-01-06, 04:27 PM	#15
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	lol spearfish is the newest torpedo in the british navy, tigerfish was on the conquorer. i knew argentina had two type 42's but im not 100% up on british weapons __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/