Class 45 destroyer HMS Diamond photographed in Portsmouth Naval base on 30 October 2013.
She is the third of her class to be built and was commissioned on 6 May 2011.
She is the third of her class to be built and was commissioned on 6 May 2011.
Diamonds main armamant comprises a 4.5 in / 55 Mk 8 Mod 1 gun capable of firing 25 rounds/min up to 27000m in an anti-surface role and 6000m in an anti-aircraft role.
One of two Raytheon 20mm Phalanx Block 1B Mk15 CIWS Phalanx Block 1B Close In Weapon Systems.
This is the latest upgrade for this weapon and uses a thermal imager Automatic Acquisition Video Tracker (AAVT) and stablilization system that allow the CIWS to engage small surface targets, slow-moving air targets, and hovering helicopters.
The rate of fire is up to 4500 rounds / min.
This type of weapon was first deployed on the USS America in 1980.
This is the latest upgrade for this weapon and uses a thermal imager Automatic Acquisition Video Tracker (AAVT) and stablilization system that allow the CIWS to engage small surface targets, slow-moving air targets, and hovering helicopters.
The rate of fire is up to 4500 rounds / min.
This type of weapon was first deployed on the USS America in 1980.
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