Defender sailed 1,100 kilometres (700 mi) from Portsmouth to the north east of Scotland on 19 December 2013 to meet a Russian task group of six ships including the aircraft carrier Admiral …

Launched in December 2009, HMS Defender is the fifth of the Royal Navy’s six Type 45 destroyers. Together with her sister vessels, Defender is one of the most advanced warships ever constructed.

Aug 22, 2025 · Images of the first Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer to be fitted with a new missile silo have emerged. HMS Defender is undergoing a major upgrade programme in Portsmouth and is due to …

Aug 22, 2025 · It also increases the destroyer’s ability to operate independently in contested environments or as a high-end escort for carriers and amphibious groups. When complete, …

The vessels were held back by bad weather and had anchored in the Moray Firth. Defender has been part of Operation Shader, being an air defence guard ship for the US Carrier Task Force 50. HMS …

Dec 4, 2024 · HMS Defender came out of dry dock today as the complex programme to maintain and update the Type 45 destroyer moves ahead. HMS Defender began a complex £68M upkeep, engine …

Jun 9, 2023 · HMS Defender is the fifth of the Navy's six state-of-the-art Type 45 destroyers. She successfully completed her maiden deployment in December 2014.

The Type 45 destroyer, also known as the D or Daring class, is a class of six guided-missile destroyers built for the United Kingdom 's Royal Navy in the early 21st century.

HMS Defender was an Acheron -class destroyer which was built in 1911, served throughout World War I and was broken up in 1921. She was the fifth ship of the name to serve in the Royal Navy.

May 2, 2016 · HMS Defender is the fifth destroyer vessel of the Royal Navy’s Type 45 Class Destroyers. It is also the largest and most powerful destroyer in the navy’s fleet. The vessel was delivered to the …