The Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless is returning to Glasgow, the city in which she was built, today, March 13.
Going alongside at King George V Dock, the ship will be just down the river from Govan where she was launched, and across the water from Scotstoun where she was fitted out.
HMS Dauntless will be in port until Monday March 17 and has a busy schedule during her short visit.
Although not open to the public on this occasion, a number of schools from across the area will enjoy visits to the ship.
These included students from Johnstone High School, Eastbank Academy, Springburn Academy and Thomas Aquinas Secondary School, as well as Combined Cadet Forces from Glasgow Academy, Kelvinside Academy, Queen Victoria School in Dunblane and Strathallan School.
In addition, young Sea Cadets from the South Clyde District, including from Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbright, Irvine, Paisley and Greenock, will also have the chance to tour the ultra-modern warship, as will a group from the Glasgow branch of the Association of Wrens.
Civic dignitaries and other invited guests will visit the ship on Friday evening for a capability demonstration on board.
“The Type 45s have a strong natural bond with the Clyde,” said Commander Adrian Fryer, Commanding Officer of HMS Dauntless.
“It is where all six sister ships were built and we are thoroughly looking forward to coming back to Glasgow.
HMS Dauntless, the second of the Type 45 destroyers, joined the Fleet in November 2010, shortly after being the first of the class to fire the new Sea Viper missile.
Destroyers are part of the backbone of the Royal Navy, committed around the world 365 days a year hunting pirates, drug runners or submarines, defending the fleet from air attack, and providing humanitarian aid after natural disasters.
[mappress] Press Release, March 13, 2014; Image: Royal Navy