Sea Dart

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Sea Dart, or GWS.30 was a Royal Navy surface-to-air missile system designed in the 1960s and entering service in 1973. It was fitted to the Type 42 destroyers, the sole Type 82 destroyer and the Invincible-class aircraft carriers. Originally developed by Hawker Siddeley, the missile was built by British Aerospace after 1977. It was replaced starting in 2009 with Sea Viper, with the last Sea Dart leaving service in 2012.

HMS INVINCIBLE 1980 - 2000 SFPU-N-CO-65-9HMS INVINCIBLE 1980 - 2000 SFPU-N-CO-65-9
Sea Dart missile launcher at Explosion Museum of Naval FirepowerSea Dart missile launcher at Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower
Crewman standing by Sea Dart for scaleCrewman standing by Sea Dart for scale
Sea-dart DN-SN-90-08592Sea-dart DN-SN-90-08592
Sea Dart missile launcher at Explosion Museum of Naval FirepowerSea Dart missile launcher at Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower
Sea Dart missile system on HMS BristolSea Dart missile system on HMS Bristol
Sea Dart missile in flightSea Dart missile in flight
HMS Sheffield (D80) 5HMS Sheffield (D80) 5
Sea Dart blast damage 1982Sea Dart blast damage 1982
HMS Cardiff Sea Dart LauncherHMS Cardiff Sea Dart Launcher