Welcome to the launch of Dauntless
About Dauntless
Dauntless is the second of class anti-air warfare destroyer made by BAE Systems for the Royal Navy.
She will be one of up to eight Type 45 destroyers which will provide the backbone of the Royal Navy’s capability for the first half of the 21st century.
Dauntless will be launched from the BAE Systems ship yard at Govan in Glasgow at 15.25 on Tuesday 23rd January 2007. She will be officially named by the ship sponsor, Lady Burnell-Nugent.
Dauntless is due to enter service in 2010 following completion and extensive sea trials and she will be affiliated with the City of Newcastle.
Launch facts
Dauntless will be launched from BAE Systems Govan yard on the river Clyde on Tuesday 23 January 2007.
- Triggers release: 23 January 2007 at 15.29 hrs
- High water: 15.44 hrs
- Launch weight: approx. 5,600 tonnes
- Length of standing ways: 216metres
- Length of sliding ways: 119 metres
- Declivity (slope of ways): 0.0.470 (approx 2.72°)
- Max speed during launch: 6 m/sec (13.42 mph)
- Total travel during launch until arrested by drag chains: 210metres
- Drag chain bundles: 2 x 80 tonnes to port; 2 x 80 tonnes to starboard
BAE Systems Surface Fleet Solutions
BAE Systems Surface Fleet Solutions is the prime contractor, systems integrator and provider of through life support for the Type 45 programme, taking full responsibility for the contract and project management.
Surface Fleet Solutions is working in partnership with a number of organisations to deliver the Type 45 programme. We are very proud of these relationships as they will ensure that the strong progress which has been made on the project to date continues into the future.
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