DITTY BOX

 

First HMS DARING

HMS DARING

Gun-brig
1804. Destroyed 07.02.1813
Sierra Leone to avoid capture by French

 

 

Second HMS DARING

HMS DARING

Brig
02.04.1844. Sold 07.10.1864

 

 

Third HMS DARING

HMS DARING

Composite screw sloop
04.02.1874. Sold 08.1889

 

 

Fourth HMS DARING

HMS DARING


HMS Daring
1893 - 1912
photographs

Destroyer
25.11.1893. Sold 10.04.1912

 

 

Fifth HMS DARING

 

HMS DARING

Destroyer
07.04.1932. Sunk 18.02.1940

 

HMS DARING'S FINAL
COMMISSION


HMS Daring
1932 - 1940
photographs

 

  

 

Sixth HMS DARING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMS DARING

Destroyer
10.08.1949. Sold 26.05.1971

 

HMS DARING'S FIRST COMMISSION

(January 1952 - October 1954)

HMS Daring
Brief outline
1952-1954

HMS Daring
Comms Dept.
1952-1954

HMS DARING
Commissioning
Book
1952 - 1954

HMS Daring
1952 - 1954
photographs

Plaque
presented
to the crew of
HMS Daring

HMS DARING'S THIRD COMMISSION

(November 1956 - October 1958)

HMS Daring
1956 - 1958
photographs

HMS DARING'S FOURTH COMMISSION
(Leader of 2nd DS)

(January 1959 - December 1960)

Commissioning Book
1959 - 1960

HMS Daring
Pamphlet

Vice Admiral Sir
Charles Mills

HMS Daring
1959 - 1960
photographs

HMS DARING's FIFTH AND FINAL COMMISSION

(November 1966 - October 1968)

 

HMS Daring
1966 - 1968
photographs

Commissioning Book
1966 - 1968

1966-1968

HMS Daring
Commissioning
Booklet
1966 -1968

HMS Daring
Official Publicity
Pamphlet
1966 - 1968

HMS Daring
Newsletter
1966 - 1968

HMS Daring
blueprint
1966 - 1968

 British Week in
Stockholm 1968

HMS Daring
painting

HMS Daring
print
Daring Plaque

 
HMS Daring
(1966-1968)

 

 
DARING
Ditty Box
Daring
 Association
 Members
 Newsletters

 
Day at Sea
onboard D32
(05/05/09)

 
Day at Sea
onboard D32
(01/07/10)

Photos

Video

 
Day at Sea
onboard D32
(21/07/11)

Photos

 
Affiliates Day
onboard D32
(14/02/13

 

  
RIP DARINGS'

ALLAN
Dean
27/07/08

FRED
Judson

BARRY
Woodgate
2010

COLIN
Westworth
10/09/16

 

JOHN
McIver
06/05/17

CHARLES
Reid
April 2018

 

JAMES
Syred
23/11/18

 

DAVID
Wiles
28/01/19

 

DAVID
Pentreath
Capt RN, CBE, DSO
(First Lieutenant
HMS DARING)
26/06/19

 

  

 

 

 

Seventh HMS DARING

 

HMS DARING

Destroyer
28.03.2003

 

HMS DARING is one of the new 'Type 45' destroyers. Expected total of this 'Daring Class' will be twelve, eight, now just six? The first three will be named DARING, DAUNTLESS and DIAMOND followed by DRAGON, DEFENDER and DUNCAN.

 


Expected Dates

Cut Steel

Launch

Commissioning
Spring 2003
Spring 2005
Early 2009

Actual Dates

Cut Steel

Launch

Commissioning
28/03/03
BAE Systems Govan yard
01/02/06
23/07/2009

HMS Daring
2006 -
Photographs & Videos
 

 

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