WORLD OF WARSHIPS HMS DEFENDER TYPE 45 DARING CLASS DESTROYER

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HMS Defender is the fifth of the Type 45 or Daring-class air-defence destroyers built for the Royal Navy. She is the eighth ship to bear the name. Construction of Defender began in 2006, and she was launched in 2009. The ship completed her first sea trials in October–November 2011, and was commissioned during March 2013.

Armament:
Anti-air missiles:
Sea Viper air defence system, with a 48-cell Sylver A50 VLS, for mix of up to 48:
Aster 15 missiles (range 1.7–30 km)
Aster 30 missiles (range 3–120 km)
Anti-ship missiles:
2 quad Harpoon launchers
Guns:
1 BAE 4.5 inch Mk 8 naval gun
2 Oerlikon 30 mm guns
2 Phalanx CIWS
2 Miniguns
6 General purpose machine guns
Aircraft carried:
1 or 2 Lynx Wildcat, armed with:
4 anti ship missiles, or
2 anti submarine torpedoes
or
1 Westland Merlin, armed with:
4 anti-submarine torpedoes
Aviation facilities:
Large flight deck
Enclosed hangar

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Armament:
Anti-air missiles:
Sea Viper air defence system, with a 48-cell Sylver A50 VLS, for mix of up to 48:
Aster 15 missiles (range 1.7–30 km)
Aster 30 missiles (range 3–120 km)
Anti-ship missiles:
2 quad Harpoon launchers
Guns:
1 BAE 4.5 inch Mk 8 naval gun
2 Oerlikon 30 mm guns
2 Phalanx CIWS
2 Miniguns
6 General purpose machine guns
Aircraft carried:
1 or 2 Lynx Wildcat, armed with:
4 anti ship missiles, or
2 anti submarine torpedoes
or
1 Westland Merlin, armed with:
4 anti-submarine torpedoes
Aviation facilities:
Large flight deck
Enclosed hangar 4.1