HMS DEFENDER D36

Heading up the Clyde for Glasgow's KGV Dock which is not far from the yard where she was build and launched.

 

Vessel Details:- Type 45 Daring Class Air Defence Destroyer.

Vessel Name:- HMS DEFENDER D36.

Previous Name:-

IMO:- 4907878.

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Call Sign:-

Commissioned:- 21st March 2013.

Length:- 1524m.

Beam:- 21.2m.

Draught:- 7.4m.

Builder:- Built in 2009 by BAE Systems Surface Ships Govan,UK.

Power Plant:- 2 × Rolls-Royce WR-21 gas turbines and 2 × Wärtsilä 12V200 diesel generators, before Propulsion Improvement Package (PIP).

Propulsion:- 2 × GE Converteam Electric Motors Driving 2 x Propellers.

Home Port:- Portsmouth.

Displacement:-8500t.

 

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