Lewin of Greenwich Naval History & Forum

Just reference to the lost chance of the Adelaide frigattes.
PL DoD has signed a bill for purchasing three multipurpose frigattes .
They will be constructed in Polish yards in cooperation with the UK Babcock or a German yard.

Have seen somewhere that first one will be built abroad and two more in Pl.

gd

Another milestone in the revival of warship design exports

Steel Cutting ceremony in Gdynia today for first of the three Miecznik frigates.
Babcockplc Arrowhead-140 derivative for the Polish Navy.
See - https://twitter.com/NavyLookout/status/ ... 8372220995

greendragon wrote: ↑Mon Feb 28, 2022 8:54 am Just reference to the lost chance of the Adelaide frigattes.
PL DoD has signed a bill for purchasing three multipurpose frigattes .
They will be constructed in Polish yards in cooperation with the UK Babcock or a German yard.

Have seen somewhere that first one will be built abroad and two more in Pl.

gd

Developing the Type 31 frigate

To some extent, the capability of the Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigate cannot be fully appreciated without understanding the background to its development. Public perception has perhaps been over-focused on cost and initial armament, obscuring what has been achieved. In this article, we look at the procurement process and design philosophy that underpins the project.Continues at - https://www.navylookout.com/developing- ... 1-frigate/

Thanks for the link.
It is very interesting article.
As for the PLN it is very good that the experienced designer and builder like Babcock is chosen for he Polish frigates building program.

gd