Sailors who braved the threat of missile attack to protect merchant ships in the Middle East will be awarded a new medal clasp, it has today been announced. Her Majesty The Queen has agreed a new clasp, the Gulf of Aden Clasp, will be introduced for those who served on board Type 45 destroyer HMS Daring during a period of significant threat in the Bab al-Mandeb strait in … [Read more...] about Award for Royal Navy sailors who defied missile threat to protect merchant ships
HMS Daring
Formidable HMS Daring set for deployment
The most important warship in a generation is ready to take her place in Royal Navy’s operational fleet after overcoming its last test in the South West. The first of Britain’s brand new class – the Type 45 destroyers - is ready for its maiden deployment after a final spell of intensive training with the Plymouth-based Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) organisation. HMS … [Read more...] about Formidable HMS Daring set for deployment
HMS Diamond and HMS Daring in Plymouth
Two of the most advanced warships in the world visited Plymouth and double berthed in Devonport Naval Base for the first time. Fort the first time the Type 45 destroyers HMS Diamond and HMS Daring, the Royal Navy’s latest and most capable warships, were tied up alongside each other. The ships and crews are undergoing and preparing for operational sea training under the … [Read more...] about HMS Diamond and HMS Daring in Plymouth
The Royal Navy’s HMS Daring passes tough test
The Royal Navy's HMS Daring, the most advanced warship in the world, has passed her first test of teamwork under simulated battle and emergency conditions. The destroyer has been in HM Naval Base, Devonport, Plymouth, training under the most testing programme of training with staff from Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) based in the naval base – culminating in a realistic war … [Read more...] about The Royal Navy’s HMS Daring passes tough test
