"The Royal Navy’s Type 26" Topic

That's a beautifull ship.

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"In 2020, the first of the new Royal Navy frigates – the Type 26 Global Combat Ships – will enter service, replacing the current fleet of 13 Type 23s. The ships are designed to be versatile and adaptable, making them useful within a broad range of strategic, operational, and tactical circumstances.

The First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope, said of the ships: "The T26 Global Combat Ship (GCS) will be a multi-mission warship designed for joint and multinational operations across the full spectrum of warfare, including complex combat operations, maritime security operations such as counter-piracy, as well as humanitarian and disaster relief work around the world… It will be capable of operating independently for significant periods or as part of a task group and will play a major role in the defence of this country for many years"1.

The Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology, Peter Luff, also said of the ships: "The Type 26 Global Combat Ship will be the backbone of the Royal Navy for decades to come. It is designed to be adaptable and easily upgraded, reacting to threats as they change"2.

As individual units, the Type 26 frigates will no doubt be potent warships. The intended fleet of 13 Type 26 frigates do indeed represent a flexible and adaptable platform, ideal for ever-changing technological, diplomatic, strategic, operational, and tactical contexts. The proposed armament bears this out:…"
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Interesting future warship miniature too.

Amicalement
Armand

Thanks Armand, interesting article.

I think the only thing we can say for sure about this class of ship is that the RN won't end up with the projected 13!

How many T23 Frigates were we supposed to get, was it 30?

Will probably end up getting 10 of them.

And how can you call 13 ships a Fleet?

Will they put missiles on it? The British Navy has been saving money by not putting a full missile complement on their ships. (The US Navy is doing the same, as they've been removing Harpoons off of Arleigh Burkes though they haven't used money as the reason).

It certainly raises interesting questions about the quality versus quantity trade off. Are 6 really good Daring class AAW DD's better than 12 less capable ones?

Glad you had enjoy the article guys!.

Amicalement
Armand

And how can you call 13 ships a Fleet?

There are a lot of "navies" which don't even have 13 ships, let a lone 13 in one class. That's happening all across the West as the old powers of yore draw down to pay for their governments and their pet projects. All the while China, Russia, and Iran are beefing up their fleets. The oceans of the 21st Century might not be such a nice place…

McKInstry the 6 Darings will be better until someone does something unfortunate in the 7th Sea!