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Frigates: BAE Type 26
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 11:55 pm
by designeraccd
This design and its consortium was chosen today to be Canada's new frigate; looks like a long tube 5" will be the gun of choice; rather than the 57 mm popgun on today's Canadian frigates!
DFO
Re: Frigates: BAE Type 26
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2018 3:29 pm
by timlewin
looks like a very successful design, at last.
Re: Frigates: BAE Type 26
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:32 pm
by ivorthediver
Yes Tim,..... great news what with the Australian interest to,.... could bring the total to 31 David tells us
Re: Frigates: BAE Type 26
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2018 9:05 pm
by designeraccd
A side view CGI rendering of the proposed design.......DFO
Re: Frigates: BAE Type 26
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2018 10:07 pm
by ivorthediver
Well all I can say , is great news and something to look forward to materialising at last .
Re: Frigates: BAE Type 26
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2019 4:16 am
by TerraNova
The latest edition of the magazine "Australian Warships" carries an extensive article comparing the three national versions of the Type 26, which they dub to be the "Empire Frigate". As a Canadian spending time in Australian with our daughter and family, I take some exception to this nickname. I would prefer it to be called the "Commonwealth Frigate"!
Re: Frigates: BAE Type 26
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2019 9:27 am
by DaveH
I join you with that sentiment . Empire died from 1948 onwards but the Commonwealth lives on and long may it be so.
Re: Frigates: BAE Type 26
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2019 2:05 pm
by TerraNova
The gun will be the 5 inch. It looks like the US version but the Tribal DDH/DDG Class mounted the Oto-Melara version. Time will tell.
rian
Re: Frigates: BAE Type 26
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2019 2:01 am
by Annapolis265
The choice of gun is the 5 inch weapon. I don't think the make of gun has been chosen.
Brian
Terra Nova/ Annapolis 265
Re: Frigates: BAE Type 26
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2021 10:08 pm
by Rufusflaxy
Surprising if true. If the base ship is the Type 26 then I bet Australia will not be spending £1 Billion for each frigate. That might cause some friction in the UK.