RN Frigates: Type 26 City Class

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Navy Lookout
Night drone footage showing the first of the Type 26 frigates, HMS Glasgow RN fitting out in Dry dock at BAES Maritime shipyard at Scotstoun in Glasgow.
Video at - https://twitter.com/NavyLookout/status/ ... 3805670575
See also: https://www.navylookout.com/in-focus-de ... -frigates/

UKDJ: For the avoidance of doubt, this flight was conducted legally. Permission was obtained by Glasgow Airport Air Traffic Control and the National Air Traffic Service to operate within the Flight Restriction Zone of Glasgow International Airport. The flight was insured, risk assessed and conducted with a colleague acting as a ‘hazard spotter’ to help ensure safety. Additionally, I made the shipyard aware that I planned to conduct the flight, and I’ve even lowered the resolution so as not to reveal anything sensitive. Geoge Allison.

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A breakdown of the progress of each Type 26 Frigate

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/a-break ... 6-frigate/


New Type 26 frigate being built for the Royal Navy well prepared to sail into harm's way

HMS Cardiff is an imposing presence on the banks of the Clyde in the heart of Glasgow, towering over BAE Systems' Govan shipyard.

She is the second of the Royal Navy's new Type 26 frigates that will replace the Type 23 ships that are currently in service.

HMS Cardiff is almost structurally complete and is due to be floated out of the yard in the autumn ready to be fitted out – and Forces News was invited on board to take a look.

Continues https://www.forces.net/services/navy/ne ... im-GnsoIxv

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I went onboard the worlds most advanced anti-sub frigate

By George Allison - April 11, 202456

On a brisk morning in the heart of Glasgow, I found myself at BAE Systems’ Govan shipyard.
I, representing the UK Defence Journal, along with journalists from various newspapers, radio stations, and websites, was granted the unique opportunity to step into the future of naval warfare.

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The Type 26 Frigate – where even the plumbing is quiet

Acoustic performance is paramount in modern naval warfare, especially for ships engaged in anti-submarine warfare, such as the Type 26 Frigate.
A detailed presentation by Sir Simon Lister, Managing Director of BAE Systems’ Naval Ships business, at the yard in Glasgow shed a great deal of light on the engineering behind ensuring that the Type 26 Frigate operates with a minimal acoustic signature.

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Type 26 frigate construction and shipyard investment – progress update

Here we summarise recent progress with the Royal Navy’s Type 26 frigate programme and the £300 million shipyard infrastructure investments being made by BAE Systems in Glasgow.

Work in hand

HMS Glasgow is in dry dock at Scotstoun being insulated, painted and outfitted at present, and is about 65% complete. All structural steel work is finished and most major equipment is fitted while work is underway to install weapons and sensors. The final phase of piping and wiring is underway, before setting to work and testing and the bow sonar has been installed. The large sonar dome gives the Type 26 has the deepest draught of any ship fitted out in Scotstoun and the dock has been modified to accommodate it.

Testing of the towed array sonar system is also underway and the new 5-inch gun is about to be installed (the first time this weapon has gone into a UK warship). The ship is due to come out of dry dock in the Autumn and onto the final fitting-out berth. She will be formally named in 2025 and begin contractors’ sea trials before being handed to the RN in 2026. The complex trials and testing and certifications of a multitude of new systems, several new in RN service means she is not expected to be operational until late 2028.

HMS Cardiff Continues https://www.navylookout.com/type-26-fri ... ss-update/

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Navy Lookout
Telegraph suggests that if Type 26 frigates to be built for Norway by BAES Maritime on the Clyde, RN would have to divert ships 3 & Ship 4 (HMS Belfast & Birmingham) to meet Norwegian schedule.
While potentially a huge export win and Norway having the best possible ASW kit is in UK strategic interest, RN desperately needs new frigates.
See https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/20 ... se-norway/

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Navy Lookout
Telegraph suggests that if Type 26 frigates to be built for Norway by BAES Maritime on the Clyde, RN would have to divert ships 3 & Ship 4 (HMS Belfast & Birmingham) to meet Norwegian schedule.
While potentially a huge export win and Norway having the best possible ASW kit is in UK strategic interest, RN desperately needs new frigates.
See https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/20 ... se-norway/

Navy Lookout
Correction - either ship 3 or ship 4

Navy Lookout
Cammell Laird and other yards are already contributing steelwork sections for Type 26. However, there is a very big difference between basic steel fabrication and the integration of high-end combat systems in complex warships done by BAES (Babcock is also about to have to grip this).
Even if we expanded shipyard capacity further, there are limited numbers of these engineers and test and commissioning specialists.

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Sir Humphrey
Norway may purchase the Type 26 Frigate, potentially taking an RN hull under construction.
Pinstripedline blog on the benefits of doing this, and the wider strategic value of deepening the already excellent Anglo-Norwegian defence relationship.
https://tinyurl.com/4kp8fjj6

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Ferguson Marine complete section of new Royal Navy frigate

Ferguson Marine has recently completed hull sections for the UK’s Type 26 frigate programme.
These crucial sections were expertly transported from Ferguson Marine’s yard in Port Glasgow to BAE Systems’ facility in Govan.

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/ferguso ... y-frigate/