HMS Defender
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| Length | 152 m |
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| Construction started | July 31, 2006 |
| Launched | October 21, 2009 |
| Motto | Defendendo vinco; ("By defence I conquer") |
| Speed | In excess of 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Commissioned | 21 March 2013 |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1412186 |
About HMS Defender
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.
Royal Navy F-35 pilot tells of ejecting seconds before crash
... F-35s are also put on standby when another ship from the carrier strike group, Hms Defender, In the South China Sea, HMS Queen Elizabeth engages in a game of cat and mouse with the Chinese Navy...
HMS Queen Elizabeth returns to Portsmouth minus £100m fighter jet
... Hms Defender and HMS Diamond also returned from the 26,000 mile round trip...
Iran attack: PM Soleimani, the British blood that had been in the hands of'
... we do what We can, to the protection of the British interests in the region, with Hms Defender and HMS Montrose, which is in an advanced state of readiness for the protection of shipping in the Gulf...
Qasem Soleimani: Let British troops stay in Iraq, Britain is pressing
... Meanwhile, a British frigate, and destroyer - HMS Montrose and Hms Defender, at the beginning accompanying the UK-flagged vessels through the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf, where a tanker was seized by Iran last July...
Qasem Soleimani: PM don't cry' Iranian general's death
... to start, in the Meantime, HMS Montrose and Hms Defender escorts a UK-flagged vessels through the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf, where a tanker was seized by Iran last July...
Qasem Soleimani: Raab calls on Iran to take the diplomatic route in the midst of the tensions
... Ms Thornberry accused the government of doing too little, too late HMS Montrose and Hms Defender escorted UK-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz...
Qasem Soleimani: Foreign Office hardens Iran and Iraq travel advice
... Minister of defense, Ben Wallace said, HMS Montrose and Hms Defender escorted UK-flagged vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, between July and November, according to Iran...
Thousands of UK troops to spend Christmas overseas
... The Royal Navy will have 14 ships at sea on Christmas Day, including Hms Defender, which was used to...
HMS Queen Elizabeth returns to Portsmouth minus £100m fighter jet
The Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has returned from its maiden operational deployment.
The eventful deployment saw The Loss of a £100 million fighter jet At Sea , a stand-off with the Russian Navy , and a Covid-19 outbreak.
Hms Defender and Hms Diamond also returned from the 26,000 mile Round Trip .
The Crew were welcomed home In Time for Christmas by family and friends lining the jetty at the naval base.
Hms Defender and Hms Diamond arrived earlier. HMS Queen Elizabeth approached the naval base at about 15:30 GMT.
The flagship is part of a nine-ship force, seven of them British, which for the 28-week deployment in May.
The Queen went on board to wish The Crew well before the fleet, known as The Carrier Strike Group (CSG), headed off for the Indo-Pacific region.
In November an into The Mediterranean after tumbling off The Edge of HMS Queen Elizabeth's Flight Deck .
The Pilot ejected and was found safe, but the state-of-the-art fighter jet languished at the bottom of The Sea and has only recently been recovered.
The Jets are operated by the renowned 617 Squadron, also known as the " Dambusters" squadron.
A visit to The Carrier by Prince Charles scheduled for a few days later was cancelled following The Incident .
Earlier in the voyage, Type 45 destroyer was involved in a stand-off with the Russian Navy after it sailed close to Crimea in June.
In July , A Number of ships in fleet, including The Carrier , despite all The Crew being double-vaccinated.
The CSG is manned by 3,700 sailors, aviators and marines from the combined forces of the UK, US and the Netherlands.
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