HMS Defender (D36)

	HMS Defender in 2012
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Defender
Ordered	December 2000
Builder	BAE Systems Surface Ships
Laid down	31 July 2006
Launched	21 October 2009
Commissioned	21 March 2013
Identification	Deck code: DF; Pennant number: D36; International call sign: GMIB; ; IMO number: 4907878;
Motto	Defendendo vinco; ("By defending I win");
Status	Undergoing refit
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General characteristics
Class & type	Type 45 guided missile destroyer
Displacement	8,000 to 8,500 t (8,400 long tons; 9,400 short tons)
Length	152.4 m (500 ft 0 in)
Beam	21.2 m (69 ft 7 in)
Draught	7.4 m (24 ft 3 in)
Installed power	2 × Rolls-Royce WR-21 gas turbines, 21.5 MW (28,800 shp) each; 2 × Wärtsilä 12V200 diesel generators, 2 MW (2,700 shp) each;
Propulsion	2 shafts integrated electric propulsion with; 2 × Converteam electric motors, 20 MW (27,000 shp) each;
Speed	In excess of 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	In excess of 7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km) at 18 kn (33 km/h)
Complement	191 (accommodation for up to 235)
Sensors &; processing systems	SAMPSON multi-function air tracking radar (Type 1045); S1850M 3-D air surveillance radar (Type 1046); Raytheon Integrated Bridge and Navigation System; 2 × Raytheon AHRS INS ; (MINS 2); 2 × Raytheon I-band Radar ; (Type 1047); 1 × Raytheon E/F-band Radar ; (Type 1048); Ultra Electronics Series 2500 Electro-Optical Gun Control System (EOGCS); Ultra Electronics SML Technologies radar tracking system; Ultra Electronics/EDO MFS-7000 sonar;
Electronic warfare; & decoys	UAT Mod 2.0 (2.1 planned); AN/SSQ-130 Ship Signal Exploitation Equipment (SSEE) Increment F cryptologic exploitation system; Seagnat; Naval Decoy IDS300; Surface Ship Torpedo Defence;
Armament	Anti-air missiles:; PAAMS air-defence system; 48 × Sylver vertical launching system A50 for:; Aster 15 missiles (range 1.7–30 km); Aster 30 missiles (range 3–120 km), to be upgraded with a ballistic missile defence capability, called Sea Viper Evolution.; 24 × Sea Ceptor silos to be fitted starting on HMS Defender from 2026 for:; 24 × surface-to-air missiles that will replace the Aster 15 missiles to allow all 48 × Sylver vertical launching systems to be used for Aster 30.]; Anti-ship missiles:; Harpoon Block 1C SSMs, originally fit (retired 2023); to be replaced with Naval Strike Missile in due course); Guns:; 1 × 4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun; 2 × DS30B Mk 1 30 mm guns; 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS; 2 × 7.62 mm Miniguns (replaced by Browning .50 caliber heavy machine guns as of 2023); 6 × 7.62 mm general purpose machine guns;
Aircraft carried	1–2 × Lynx Wildcat, armed with:; Martlet multirole missiles, or; Sea Venom anti-ship missiles (projected full operating capability from 2026) or; 2 × anti-submarine torpedoes; or; 1 × Westland Merlin, armed with:; 4 × anti-submarine torpedoes;
Aviation facilities	Large flight deck; Enclosed hangar;

HMS Defender is the fifth of the Type 45 or Daring-class air-defence destroyers built for the Royal Navy. She is the eighth ship to bear the name. Construction of Defender began in 2006, and she was launched in 2009. The ship completed her first sea trials in October and November 2011, and was commissioned during March 2013.

History
HMS Defender in 2012
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Defender
Ordered	December 2000
Builder	BAE Systems Surface Ships
Laid down	31 July 2006
Launched	21 October 2009
Commissioned	21 March 2013
Identification	Deck code: DF Pennant number: D36 International call sign: GMIB IMO number: 4907878
Motto	Defendendo vinco ("By defending I win")
Status	Undergoing refit
Badge
General characteristics
Class & type	Type 45 guided missile destroyer
Displacement	8,000 to 8,500 t (8,400 long tons; 9,400 short tons)
Length	152.4 m (500 ft 0 in)
Beam	21.2 m (69 ft 7 in)
Draught	7.4 m (24 ft 3 in)
Installed power	2 × Rolls-Royce WR-21 gas turbines, 21.5 MW (28,800 shp) each 2 × Wärtsilä 12V200 diesel generators, 2 MW (2,700 shp) each
Propulsion	2 shafts integrated electric propulsion with 2 × Converteam electric motors, 20 MW (27,000 shp) each
Speed	In excess of 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	In excess of 7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km) at 18 kn (33 km/h)
Complement	191 (accommodation for up to 235)
Sensors & processing systems	SAMPSON multi-function air tracking radar (Type 1045) S1850M 3-D air surveillance radar (Type 1046) Raytheon Integrated Bridge and Navigation System 2 × Raytheon AHRS INS (MINS 2) 2 × Raytheon I-band Radar (Type 1047) 1 × Raytheon E/F-band Radar (Type 1048) Ultra Electronics Series 2500 Electro-Optical Gun Control System (EOGCS) Ultra Electronics SML Technologies radar tracking system Ultra Electronics/EDO MFS-7000 sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys	UAT Mod 2.0 (2.1 planned) AN/SSQ-130 Ship Signal Exploitation Equipment (SSEE) Increment F cryptologic exploitation system Seagnat Naval Decoy IDS300 Surface Ship Torpedo Defence
Armament	Anti-air missiles: PAAMS air-defence system 48 × Sylver vertical launching system A50 for: Aster 15 missiles (range 1.7–30 km) Aster 30 missiles (range 3–120 km), to be upgraded with a ballistic missile defence capability, called Sea Viper Evolution. 24 × Sea Ceptor silos to be fitted starting on HMS Defender from 2026 for: 24 × surface-to-air missiles that will replace the Aster 15 missiles to allow all 48 × Sylver vertical launching systems to be used for Aster 30.] Anti-ship missiles: Harpoon Block 1C SSMs, originally fit (retired 2023); to be replaced with Naval Strike Missile in due course) Guns: 1 × 4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun 2 × DS30B Mk 1 30 mm guns 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 2 × 7.62 mm Miniguns (replaced by Browning .50 caliber heavy machine guns as of 2023) 6 × 7.62 mm general purpose machine guns
Aircraft carried	1–2 × Lynx Wildcat, armed with: Martlet multirole missiles, or Sea Venom anti-ship missiles (projected full operating capability from 2026) or 2 × anti-submarine torpedoes or 1 × Westland Merlin, armed with: 4 × anti-submarine torpedoes
Aviation facilities	Large flight deck Enclosed hangar