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HMS Daring - World Naval Ships Directory

HMS Daring

Name : HMS Daring
Laid Down : 29th September 1945
Launched : 10th August 1949
Completed : 8th March 1952
Type : Destroyer
Class : Daring
Builder : Swan Hunter
Country : UK
Pennants : D05
Fate : Scrapped 15th June 1971

HMS Daring was the nameship of the Daring class of destroyers authorised in 1944. Between 1953 and 1957 they were reclasified as 'Darings' and not included in the destroyer total, but from October 1957 they reverted to classification as destroyers. Daring was built by Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson on the Tyne and engined by the Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Company. She was laid down on 29 September 1945; launched on 10 August 1949; and completed on 8 March 1952. She was the sixth ship of her name in the Royal Navy. After commissioning, Daring served with the Mediterranean Fleet and Home Fleet, and took part in rescue operations following the earthquakes in Greece, and the Eastern Mediterranean operations in 1956 after the Egyptian seizure of the Suez Canal. Armament originally consisted of six 4.5 inch guns, six 40 mm AA guns, ten 21 in. torpedo tubes (five of which were removed in 1958 - 1959) and one Squid triple-barrelled depth-charge mortar. Power was provided by Parsons steam turbines giving 54,000 shp and a maximum sea speed of 30.5 knots. Three 6RPHZ Paxman's generators provided electrical supplies.

Commanding officers: From To Captain 8 March 1952 18 August 1952 Capt Vernon John St. Clair-Ford MBE RN(died in command) ? 1952 ? 1952 Capt E Hale RN ? 1952 ? 1952 Cdr J L Rathbone DSC RN October 1952 25 February 1954 Capt P D Gick OBE DSC* RN[2] 25 February 1954 August 1954 Captain E A Blundell OBE RN November 1956 October 1958 ?(Third Commission) 20 January 1959 December 1960 Capt C P Mills CBE DSC RN December 1960 April 1963 In Reserve April 1963 December 1966 Refit (Devonport) February 1966 9 October 1968 Cdr J de B Suchlick RN

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Timeline Entries :


10th August 1949 - Launched
10th August 1949 - Pennant L15
1952 - Cdr J L Rathbone Assumed Command
1952 - Capt E Hale Asssumed Command
8th March 1952 - Capt Vernon John St. Clair-Ford Assumed Command
October 1952 - Capt P D Gick Assumed Command
12th August 1953 - Captain P. D. Gick in Command
12th August 1953 - Sailed Malta to Greece to aid the earthquake victims
14th August 1953 - At Argostoli, capital of Cephalonia, was carrying 200 tons of relief supplies
25th February 1954 - Cap. E A Blundell Assumed Command
3rd May 1954 - At Malta for the visit of Queen Elizabeth
17th June 1954 - Exercising off Lebanon
30th September 1954 - Exercise Morning Mist
20th January 1959 - Capt C P Mills Assumed Command
21st November 1960 - Arrived Rotterdam
25th November 1960 - Sailed Rotterdam
December 1960 - Placed In Reserve
24th April 1961 - At Plymouth
April 1963 - Commenced Refit at Plymouth
December 1963 - Completed refit at Plymouth
February 1966 - Cdr J de B Suchlick Assumed Command
1971 - Broken up

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