HMS Dragon (D35)

	HMS Dragon in 2011
History
United Kingdom
Name	Dragon
Ordered	December 2000
Builder	BVT Surface Fleet
Yard number	1064
Laid down	19 December 2005
Launched	17 November 2008
Sponsored by	Mrs. Susie Boissier
Commissioned	20 April 2012
Identification	Deck code: DN; Pennant number: D35; International call sign: GMIA; ; IMO number: 4907866;
Motto	"We yield but to St George"
Status	In active service
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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 Dragon is the fourth ship of the Type 45 or Daring-class air-defence destroyers built for the Royal Navy. She was launched in November 2008 and commissioned on 20 April 2012.

History
HMS Dragon in 2011
United Kingdom
Name	Dragon
Ordered	December 2000
Builder	BVT Surface Fleet
Yard number	1064
Laid down	19 December 2005
Launched	17 November 2008
Sponsored by	Mrs. Susie Boissier
Commissioned	20 April 2012
Identification	Deck code: DN Pennant number: D35 International call sign: GMIA IMO number: 4907866
Motto	"We yield but to St George"
Status	In active service
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