Royal Navy ship HMS Dauntless - 19 great pictures from the past

By Deborah Croker

Retro Specialist

Published 6th Jul 2021, 16:22 BST

HMS Dauntless is a Type 45 or Daring-class air-defence destroyer. She was launched at Govan shipyard in January 2007, was handed over to the Royal Navy on December 3, 2009 and was commissioned on June 3, 2010.

In this selection you will see some great images from Navy Days from the past, a marriage proposal, an inspection of the parade by Lady Mary Burnell-Nugent, some of those special home coming moments and her Commissioning Ceremony

5. Great HMS Dauntless memories

3rd June 2010. Inspection of the parade by Lady Mary Burnell-Nugent. Commissioning Ceremony of HMS Dauntless, at Victoria Jetty, Her Majesty's Naval Base, Portsmouth. Picture: Allan Hutchings (101720-736) Photo: The News archive

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6. Great HMS Dauntless memories

10th January 2011. HMS Dauntless leaving Portsmouth, she is off on sea trials to Norway. Picture: Sarah Standing (110072-7990) Photo: The News archive

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7. Great HMS Dauntless memories

30th July 2010. Navy Days at the Portsmouth Naval Base. Pictured is Daniel Toom 10 of Gosport with LSC Graham Brown in front of HMS Dauntless Picture: Paul Jacobs 102427-12 Photo: The News archive

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8. Great HMS Dauntless memories

15th May 2015. Sam Luckett proposes to Danielle Cotton. Home coming of HMS Dauntless at Portsmouth Dockyard, Portsmouth. Picture: Allan Hutchings (150741-027) Photo: The News archive

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