[Cuttnhorse]

Geez the Daunless is an ugly ship. Nothing like the lines of a WWII US tin can.

[rmlew]

Geez the Daunless is an ugly ship. Nothing like the lines of a WWII US tin can.
HMS Hood had much nicer lines than the similarly armed Bismarck. Function trumps beauty. Furthermore the Type 42 Destroyers were no pieces of art. The Daring Class are called destroyers, but in function they are far closer to the Dido Class cruisers, whose size they more closely approximate.
The Sampson radar on the pyramidal structure is supposed to give the Type 45 better detection of sea skimming missiles than the SPY-1B and D radar in our destroyers and cruisers. In fact, most other countries are now placing their radars higher because of this. This includes the SPY1-D in the new Spanish and proposed Australian destroyers, and the SPY-1F in the Norwegian frigates.