Type 45 destroyer- Diamond to cut the waves

The Royal Navy's newest and most powerful Type 45 destroyer – Diamond, was
launched from BAE's shipyard at Govan, on the Clyde.

Several thousand members of the public attended the launch, including over three thousand local schoolchildren. The Type 45 destroyers are the larger and more powerful replacement for the existing Type 42s. The destroyer will carry the world-leading PAAMS system (Principal Anti-Air Missile System) which is capable of defending a Type 45 and ships in its company from multiple attacks by the most sophisticated anti-ship missiles.
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