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What does a Type 23 frigate do?
Type 23 frigates were originally designed for anti-submarine warfare (ASW), but the addition of the vertical-launched Seawolf point missile defence system and the Boeing Harpoon surface-to-surface missile has expanded its role to include anti-surface warfare (ASuW).
Twelve Type 23 frigates
Twelve Type 23 frigates remain in service with the Royal Navy, with three vessels having been sold to the Chilean Navy, and one being retired in 2021. The Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigates will be replaced by the Type 26 Global Combat Ship and the Type 31 frigate.
Will the UK build more Type 45 destroyers?
The first Type 45 destroyer is expected to have been overhauled with the new missiles by summer 2026. The relevance of the weapons upgrade will be felt particularly by the Carrier Strike Group, the U.K.’s newly regenerated maritime task forces based around the pair of Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers.
What happened to HMS Norfolk?
She was launched on the Clyde by Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon in July 1987 and named for the Dukedom of Norfolk….HMS Norfolk (F230)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Homeport | Devonport |
| Motto | Serviens servo (Serving, I preserve) |
| Fate | Sold to Chile |
What happened HMS Ajax?
HMS Ajax (1798) was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1798. She fought at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 and was burned by accident in 1807. HMS Ajax (1809) was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1809. She was converted to screw propulsion in 1846 and broken up in 1864.
What kind of ship is a Type 23 frigate?
Type 23 frigate. The Type 23 frigate or Duke class is a class of frigates built for the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy. The ships are named after British Dukes, thus leading to the class being commonly known as the Duke class. The first Type 23, HMS Norfolk, was commissioned in 1989, and the sixteenth, HMS St Albans was commissioned in June 2002.
When was the first Type 23 destroyer commissioned?
The first Type 23, HMS Norfolk, was commissioned in 1989, and the sixteenth, HMS St Albans was commissioned in June 2002. They form the core of the Royal Navy’s destroyer and frigate fleet and serve alongside the Type 45 destroyers.
The result will be a Royal Navy adopting a smaller, less combat-capable ship than the Type 23, which has served since the 1980s as the backbone of Britain’s submarine hunting fleet. Keep in mind that the United Kingdom is not replacing all of its Type 23s with Type 31s.
Is the Type 31 the Royal Navy’s next frigate?
While the Royal Navy has not selected a final design for the Type 31, the preliminary proposals from British shipbuilders fall short. Whether the Type 31 will even be proper frigate is up for debate.