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WELCOME TO EXETER SEA CADETS
Welcome to TS Exeter - Exeter Sea Cadets.
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About The Sea Cadet Corps
The Sea Cadet Corps is a nationwide voluntary uniformed youth organisation, open to all young people aged 12 to 18, Marine Cadets for young people aged 13 to 18 and with Junior Sections open to those of 10 to 12 years of age. It is Britain's most successful nautical organisation for the development of young people with Units run by enthusiastic adult volunteers.
We have a rank structure modelled on that of the Royal Navy, giving Cadets an opportunity to progress and take up positions of responsibility as they acquire skills and seniority. On reaching 18, many Cadets choose to stay on as adult instructors, when their training and talents become invaluable.
The remit of the Sea Cadets is to provide fun, friendship, adventure and learning new skills based on waterborne and land based activities.
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Affiliation
T.S. EXETER has been affiliated for many years with HMS EXETER until her decommisioning in 2009.
TS EXETER has now been officially affiliated with HMS DEFENDER.
Name: HMS Defender
Ordered: December 2000
Builder: BAE Systems Surface Ships
Laid down: 31 July 2006
Launched: 21 October 2009
Identification: IMO number: 4907878
Motto: Fendendo vince
("By defence I conquer")
Status: Under construction
Badge:
General characteristics
Class and type: Type 45 air-warfare destroyer
Displacement: 7,500 tonnes
(8,100 tonnes Full load)
(both figures are 'start of life')
Length: 152.4 metres (500 ft)
Beam: 21.2 metres (70 ft)
Draught: 7.4 metres (24 ft)
Propulsion: 2 Rolls-Royce WR-21 gas turbines, Converteam electric motors
Speed: Over 29 knots (54 km/h)[1]
Range: 7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km) at economical speed
Complement: 190
Sensors and
processing systems: SAMPSON radar
S1850M 3D radar
MFS 7000 Sonar
Electronic warfare
and decoys: Seagnat
SSTD[2]
Armament: Provision for and fitted with;
1 x PAAMS Air Defence System SYLVER VLS of 48; (total of 48 anti air aster missiles)
Aster 15 missiles - short to medium range. (2-30kms)
Aster 30 missiles - long range missile. (3-120kms) Also anti ballistic capable.
2 x Phalanx CIWS (to be fitted by 2011-2015)
1 x BAE Systems 4.5 inch Mk 8 Mod. 1 gun
2 x 30 mm guns
2 x Miniguns and up to 6 x General Purpose Machine Guns
Provision for but not fitted with;
2 x Quad Boeing AGM-84 Harpoon launchers (total of 8 harpoon missiles)
BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missiles (if VLS is upgraded or replaced)
Aircraft carried: 1 x Lynx HMA8 or
1 x Westland Merlin HM1[2]
HMS DEFENDER
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