D-36 Defender

Country:  United Kingdom

Class, [Type]: Daring [DDG].

Builder: BAE Systems, Scotstoun, U.K.

Launch date: 21 October 2009.

Commission date: 21 March 2013.

Displacement ( tons ): 5.800 standard, 7.450 at full load.

Dimensions ( metres ): 152,4 x 21,2 x 5,3

Main machinery: Integrated Electric Propulsion. 2 x Rolls-Royce WR-21 gas turbines ( 28.800 shp unitary ), 2 x Wärtsila 12V200 diesels ( 2.720 shp unitary ), 2 x Converteam Electric Motors ( 27.000 shp unitary ).

Speed ( knots ): 31.

Range ( miles ): 7.800 at 18 knots.

Complement: 191 + 41.

Guns: 1 x Vickers 114mm/55 Mk8 Mod1, 2 x Vulcan Phalanx Mk15 Mod1B.

Missiles:  SAM: 1 x 48-cell DCN Sylver A50 VLS, using Aster 30 and Aster 15 missiles; SSM: 8 x Harpoon ( 2 x quad launchers ), to be fitted.

Radar: Navigation: 2 x Raytheon Type 1047, I band; Surveillance/Fire Control: BAE Systems Type 1045 (Sampson), E/F bands; Air/Surface Search: Signaal/Marconi Type 1046 (S 1850M), D band; Surface Search: Raytheon Type 1048, E/F band; Gun control: ULTRA EOGCS.

Sonar: EDO/ULTRA MFS-7000, bow mounted, medium frequency.

Countermeasures: Decoys: 4 x DLH (chaff, IR), IDS300 offboard decoys, Type 2170 SSTD torpedo defence system; ESM/ECM: Thales Vigile.

Helicopter: Lynx or Merlin.

Callsign: GMIB ()

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