HMS Dauntless in pictures | Nostalgia

HMS Dauntless – the second of six air defence warships built for the Royal Navy, arrived in her home port of Portsmouth for the first time on December 2, 2009.

Built by BAE Systems the Type-45 destroyer was launched in January 2007 from the Govan shipyard in Glasgow. To see more pictures of Dauntless, click here.

HMS Dauntless, then the Royal Navy's newest warship enters Portsmouth for the first time on December 2, 2009. The Type-45 destroyer was launched in January 2007 from Govan shipyard in Glasgow. Picture: Chris Ison/PA Wire.placeholder image
HMS Dauntless, then the Royal Navy's newest warship enters Portsmouth for the first time on December 2, 2009. The Type-45 destroyer was launched in January 2007 from Govan shipyard in Glasgow. Picture: Chris Ison/PA Wire.

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