This is a list of frigate classes of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom (and the individual ships composed within those classes) in chronological order from the formal creation of the Royal Navy following the Restoration in 1660. Where the word 'class' or 'group' is not shown, the vessel was a 'one-off' design with just that vessel completed to the design.

The Type 23 has a complement of 185, relatively low for the period, which was largely due to experiences in the Falklands. The Type 23 uses the ALEX system to manage inputs from the ships ESM system and control launch. The British Royal Navy's Duke class type 23 frigate #23 #45_inch #frigate #helicopter #merlin #missile #royal_navy #type_23 Explore the world’s largest, free 3D model library, but first, we need some credentials to optimize your content experience. BAE Systems is positioning to sell its Type 26 frigate to New Zealand, making it the third export customer for the advanced warship. See more ideas about Royal navy, Aircraft carrier and Ship. The list excludes vessels captured from other … It’s probably because the Type 26 has morphed into an ‘adaptive cruiser’ role that the Royal Navy has—after a decade of agonising—split its frigate purchase between eight Type 26s, and an indefinite number of smaller general purpose frigates (GPFFs). The UK programme to develop the Type 26 Global Combat Ship for the Royal Navy is underway. The Type 26 frigate represents the future backbone of the Royal Navy and a massive leap forward in terms of flexibility of surface vessels enjoyed by the service. The Type 23 is propelled by a CODLAG Diesel-electric/gas system including four diesel generators and two Rolls-Royce Spey turbines, as used in the Type 22, not to mention frigates and destroyer export orders worldwide. Type 23 frigates also use the Mk 251 Siren so again, a straight transfer to the Type 26 might be the most appropriate solution and there are possibly some left over from the Type 22 depending on shelf life, which also used Outfit DLH and a range of decoy rounds. 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. 18 Oct 2016 - Explore navylookout's board "Type 26 Frigate (Global Combat Ship)", which is followed by 452 people on Pinterest. Britain's Type 23 Duke Class frigates were originally envisioned as pure anti-submarine vessels, to the extent of being planned with no other armament. These sets are clearly aimed primarily at scale ship modellers who, as a matter of course, will be familiar with layout and dimensions of a Type 23 Frigate helideck; after all, they would need to be if they plan to build a 1/72-scale replica of this class of ship. A joint team of engineers from BAE Systems and UK Ministry of Defence is working to mature the detailed design and support solution for the ship. The 1982 Falklands War quickly put paid to that idea, however, and the Type 23s would end up being