RN Frigates: Type 26 City Class

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The composite mast for Type 26 Frigate HMS Glasgow has arrived on the Clyde from specialist supplier Umoe Mandal in Norway.

Source - International Defence News

See - https://www.um.no/composite-mast-and-sc ... s-glasgow/

And - https://www.um.no/critical-components-f ... oyal-navy/

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GLASGOW

Fore and aft sections awaiting the amidships' one which contain that 'mast' and the funnel.

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MAY 4, 2021
PHOTO ESSAY
The first Type 26 frigate hull – HMS Glasgow coming together
The stern block of the first Type 26 frigate, HMS Glasgow was rolled out of the build hall on 29th April and joined with the forward block. When they are welded together the hull will be structurally complete.
At:
https://www.navylookout.com/the-first-t ... CJ-oNUVus8

[ivorthediver]

Thanks David , they appear to be a well designed ship ......time will tell though

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Thanks David , they appear to be a well designed ship ......time will tell though

Nudging up to light cruisers Ivor at 7k tons, nice lines.

[ivorthediver]

No argument from me there David , but recent history has dictated caution until she has been at sea for a few months and the bugs wrinkled out but certainly looks the part but will she end up on the very long list of "fitted for but not with" fleet that never get to prove their real worth ....

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No argument from me there David , but recent history has dictated caution until she has been at sea for a few months and the bugs wrinkled out but certainly looks the part but will she end up on the very long list of "fitted for but not with" fleet that never get to prove their real worth ....

Twas ever thus with First of Class Ivor.

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HMS Glasgow 'jigsaw' comes together in namesake city

Engineers are about to begin the mammoth task of joining the first of the Navy’s new City class frigates together.
The two halves of HMS Glasgow are just millimetres apart by the banks of the River Clyde in her namesake city, ready for the complex job of connecting countless systems, pipes, and cables as well as ensuring the hull and structure aligns perfectly.
It’s nearly four years since the first steel was cut on the first of the eight future submarine hunters.

Note - "plus new systems and innovations, including a 5in main gun (instead of the long-standing 4.5in) capable of hitting targets 22 miles away, towed array sensors for anti-submarine warfare and a ‘mission bay’ which can hold whatever is required for a specific mission, such as automated minehunters, drones, and humanitarian aid."

Also by clicking the + on the photo it will bring up more photos.

Full article is at:
https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-l ... ow-joining

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HMS Glasgow 'jigsaw' comes together in namesake city

Engineers are about to begin the mammoth task of joining the first of the Navy’s new City class frigates together.
The two halves of HMS Glasgow are just millimetres apart by the banks of the River Clyde in her namesake city, ready for the complex job of connecting countless systems, pipes, and cables as well as ensuring the hull and structure aligns perfectly.
It’s nearly four years since the first steel was cut on the first of the eight future submarine hunters.

Note - "plus new systems and innovations, including a 5in main gun (instead of the long-standing 4.5in) capable of hitting targets 22 miles away, towed array sensors for anti-submarine warfare and a ‘mission bay’ which can hold whatever is required for a specific mission, such as automated minehunters, drones, and humanitarian aid."

Also by clicking the + on the photo it will bring up more photos.

Full article is at:
https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-l ... ow-joining

GLASGOW - SEEMS THE RN SITE HAS A PROBLEM SO HERE IS A COPY OF THE FULL TEXT:

HMS Glasgow 'jigsaw' comes together in namesake city
13 May 2021
Engineers are about to begin the mammoth task of joining the first of the Navy’s new City class frigates together.
The two halves of HMS Glasgow are just millimetres apart by the banks of the River Clyde in her namesake city, ready for the complex job of connecting countless systems, pipes, and cables as well as ensuring the hull and structure aligns perfectly.

It’s nearly four years since the first steel was cut on the first of the eight future submarine hunters.

First the forward block – which contains the bridge, operations room and accommodation spaces – then the after block were carefully moved out of the construction hall at BAE’s Govan yard and on to the adjacent hardstanding.

Also waiting to be added to the ship is the main mast – delivered by barge to the shipyard.

With the three huge ‘jigsaw pieces’ coming together on the south bank of the Clyde, the scale and scope of the Type 26 programme is now clearly visible.

Commodore Stephen Roberts, heading the Type 26 programme for the Royal Navy, hailed the roll-out as a triumph of engineering and effort and an “important milestone in the life of the future HMS Glasgow”.

He continued: “I want to take the opportunity to reflect on this huge achievement, most recently against the incredibly challenging backdrop of Covid-19.

“Seeing the ship take her form in this way is a tangible representation of the scale of the Type 26 programme and I look forward to witnessing the next phase in the delivery of this advanced anti-submarine warfare capability to the future Royal Navy surface fleet.”

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The Type 26s will incorporate some of the weapons and sensors from their predecessors – notably the Artisan radar and Sea Ceptor air defence missile – plus new systems and innovations, including a 5in main gun (instead of the long-standing 4.5in) capable of hitting targets 22 miles away, towed array sensors for anti-submarine warfare and a ‘mission bay’ which can hold whatever is required for a specific mission, such as automated minehunters, drones, and humanitarian aid.

At nearly 7,000 tonnes once completed, the City class are considerably larger than the ‘souped up’ anti-submarine warfare Type 23 frigates they will replace.

They’re also 17 metres longer (more than 50ft) yet crewed by just 118 sailors – a good 60 fewer than their predecessors.

Commander Philip Burgess has been involved in the Type 26 programme for the past 18 months and will join HMS Glasgow as her Senior Naval Officer – in charge of the ship until her first Commanding Officer is appointed.

“It is very exciting to see HMS Glasgow coming together,” he said. “My team and I are looking forward to the next phase of her build, turning her from a shell into a living warship.

“We will gradually welcome more of her crew to the Glasgow family as she is brought to life.

“Glasgow and the other Type 26 frigates will be at the cutting edge of anti-submarine capability, but also extremely flexible and diverse ships that will be deployed all over the world. They are modern, capable ships that give their crews really exciting opportunities for the future.”

Of the eight ships in the class – each named after one of the UK’s great cities and all to be built by BAE on the Clyde – the first three have been ordered.

HMS Cardiff is roughly two years behind HMS Glasgow, whilst the first steel on the new HMS Belfast is due to be cut this year.

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Construction starts on third Type 26 Frigate HMS Belfast

Prince William today started construction on the UK’s third of eight Type 26 Frigate for the Royal Navy.
In a steel cut ceremony at BAE Systems’ shipyard in Glasgow, His Royal Highness, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, set the plasma cutting machine to work on the first plate of steel for the third Type 26 frigate, HMS BELFAST. Minister of State for Defence Baroness Goldie, together with employees and representatives from the Scottish Government, Royal Navy and the Ministry of Defence, joined the celebrations.
Sisters HMS Glasgow and HMS Cardiff are already in built, with HMS Glasgow sitting on the hard standing otuside the ship build hall. I was lucky enought o tour HMS Glasgow recently. (Photo below belogn to BAE, not me)

Continues at:
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/constru ... z_itR1w8wU