HMS Glasgow is set to enter the water for the first time as the construction of the Royal Navy's new Type 26 frigates hits a new milestone. Last week she was moved on to the Clyde for the first time.
All eight T26s will replace the dedicated submarine-hunting Type 23 frigates, while the general duty 23s will be retired in favor of the Type 31e class, still being designed. The 26s will carry ...
All the Royal Navy's new Type 26 frigates are to be based at Devonport Naval Base in Plymouth. The announcement was made by Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson, who was onboard HMS Montrose in ...
The UK’s Type 26 frigate design has been “down selected” by Norway for its future frigate platform, according to the UK government, with the Royal Norwegian Navy seeking options to replace ...
BAE Systems has begun construction of the fifth of eight Type 26 anti-submarine warfare frigates for the Royal Navy in a steel cutting ceremony at its Govan shipyard in Glasgow. This marks a ...
As reported in the Daily Record, staff building the advanced Type 26 frigate HMS Glasgow downed tools at the Scotstoun shipyard in Scotland. She is the first of eight City-class anti-submarine ...
The Type 26 frigates will be based in Devonport. The decision on where the Type 31e frigates will be located is yet to be made. Meanwhile, the new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, based in ...