HMS DARING sails in British Gibraltar territorial waters MOD 45160529

The two Fast Patrol Boats of the Royal Navy's Gibraltar Squadron, HMS Sabre and HMS Scimitar, watch over Gibraltar's shores and support ships in the Strait of Gibraltar. The two boats, along with three Pacific Rigid Inflatable Boats, support British exercises and operations in the area.

HMS Daring, the first Type 45, is at the forefront of the Royal Navy’s next generation of Area Air Defence Destroyers. At 151 metres long, weighing 8000 tonnes and packed with the latest in Air Warfare technology, Daring is a world leader and world beater.

Her highly trained complement of 190 Sailors is trained to act across the full spectrum of military activity; including such missions as Disaster Relief in the wake of a typhoon, Maritime Security operations to counter the threat from piracy, and when required, high intensity war fighting against the nation’s enemies.

• Organization: Royal Navy
• Object Name: MX160021045
• Category: MOD
• Supplemental Categories: Naval Bases, Locations, Type 45, Destroyers, Ships, Equipment
• Keywords: P284, HMS Scimitar, Scimitar Class, OPV, Offshore Patrol Vessel, Pilot Boat , White Ensign, Ocean, Water, Landscape, Terrain, Gibraltar Squadron, Sailing, Moving, GIBDOCK, Royal Navy, Equipment, Ship, Destroyer, DDG, Type 45, HMS Daring, D32, Shore-bases, Aircraft, Helicopter, Wildcat, Lynx replacement, Naval Air Squadron, Weapons, Surface Fleet Weapons, Guns, 4.5" Naval Gun, Mk8, Long Range, Gibraltar
• Country: Gibraltar

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