Daring Times for Sea Scouts

17.06.2006

The Royal Navy has announced that 4th Knowle Sea Scout Group is to become affiliated to HMS DARING, the first of the Royal Navy's new Type 45 Destroyers.

The launch of HMS DARING in Glasgow earlier this year attracted the worlds media, but she is not due to enter service with the Royal Navy until 2009, when she will become the most advanced warship in the world. HMS DARING will also be the largest ship in the fleet, excluding aircraft carriers and amphibious ships, since the Tiger Class Cruisers built during World War II.

HMS DARING, which is also affiliated to the City of Birmingham, will have a ships company of 190 and be able to embark up to 60 Royal Marine Commandos. The ship is advanced in every aspect, from its lethal Principal Anti Air Missile System, right down to the docking stations provided for the for the crews iPods!

Commodore Jamie Miller CBE RN, Naval Regional Officer for Wales and Western England, said "I am so glad that 4th Knowle Sea Scout Group, with 200 members in the heartland of Britain where the Royal Navy is rarely seen, will now see something of HMS DARING".

4th Knowle Sea Scout Group was accepted into the Royal Navy Recognition Scheme in 2002. The Sea Scouts are now looking forward to meeting the crew, experiencing life aboard HMS DARING, and building closer links with the Royal Navy for the future. More information about the Group can be found at www.knowleseascouts.org.uk.

Further information about HMS DARING can be found at:

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.2227
http://www.type45.com

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