RN Frigates: Type 26 City Class
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2018 1:03 pm
The following is intended mainly for new members as former members of WNSF will be aware of these basic details and hopefully all will add up to date information as and when it comes to light.
The Type 26 Global Combat Ship is a 21st Century warship that will replace the Type 23 frigate as the workhorse of the Fleet, undertaking the Royal Navy's three core roles - warfighting, maritime security and international engagement.
The City class will replace 8 of the 13 Type 23 frigates of the Royal Navy and export orders are being sought after by BAE. The programme has been underway since 1998, initially under the name ‘Future Surface Combatant’. The programme was brought forward in the 2008 budget at the expense of Type 45 destroyers 7 and 8.
The original working model for the ship put the length at 141 metres long and gave a displacement close to 7,000 tonnes. In late 2010 it was reported that the specifications had been reduced in order to bring down the cost from £500m to £250-350m per ship. By 2011 new specification details began to emerge of a 5,400 tonne ship emphasising flexibility and modularity. The new design is 149m long, has a top speed of more than 26 knots and accommodation for up to 200 people. It is expected to have 60 days endurance and have a range of 7,000 miles at 15 knots.
It’s no secret that the Type 26 is designed with modularity and flexibility in mind to enhance versatility across a wide range of operations ranging from counter piracy and disaster relief operations to high intensity combat. The final BAE design had a large amidships mission bay instead of the stern well deck featured in previous designs. BAE have commented regarding the mission bay:
Continues at - https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/the-typ ... -properly/
More articles on the class can be found here - https://www.savetheroyalnavy.org/tag/type-26-frigate/
Wiki of course has a lengthy detailed entry at - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_26_frigate
Capability video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC9jqRmBifk
Names of the first 3 ships will be Glasgow, Cardiff and Belfast.
The Type 26 Global Combat Ship is a 21st Century warship that will replace the Type 23 frigate as the workhorse of the Fleet, undertaking the Royal Navy's three core roles - warfighting, maritime security and international engagement.
The City class will replace 8 of the 13 Type 23 frigates of the Royal Navy and export orders are being sought after by BAE. The programme has been underway since 1998, initially under the name ‘Future Surface Combatant’. The programme was brought forward in the 2008 budget at the expense of Type 45 destroyers 7 and 8.
The original working model for the ship put the length at 141 metres long and gave a displacement close to 7,000 tonnes. In late 2010 it was reported that the specifications had been reduced in order to bring down the cost from £500m to £250-350m per ship. By 2011 new specification details began to emerge of a 5,400 tonne ship emphasising flexibility and modularity. The new design is 149m long, has a top speed of more than 26 knots and accommodation for up to 200 people. It is expected to have 60 days endurance and have a range of 7,000 miles at 15 knots.
It’s no secret that the Type 26 is designed with modularity and flexibility in mind to enhance versatility across a wide range of operations ranging from counter piracy and disaster relief operations to high intensity combat. The final BAE design had a large amidships mission bay instead of the stern well deck featured in previous designs. BAE have commented regarding the mission bay:
Continues at - https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/the-typ ... -properly/
More articles on the class can be found here - https://www.savetheroyalnavy.org/tag/type-26-frigate/
Wiki of course has a lengthy detailed entry at - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_26_frigate
Capability video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC9jqRmBifk
Names of the first 3 ships will be Glasgow, Cardiff and Belfast.