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
HMS Sutherland in December 2012
Overhead view of HMS Richmond in August 2013
The Type 23's propeller is specially designed to reduce underwater noise during anti-submarine operations.
Type 997 Artisan 3D radar on HMS Argyll following her 2010 refit
The Type 31 frigate, also known as the Inspiration class, formerly known as the Type 31e frigate or General Purpose Frigate, is a class of five frigates being built for the United Kingdom's Royal Navy
Type 23 frigate
…and eight being retired since 2021. In 2019, The Royal Navy announced that the Type 23 frigates would be replaced by the Type 26-class frigate and the Type 31-class frigate. As of 2021 it is anticipated that HMS St Albans will be the last to retire from the Royal Navy, in 2035. When first conceived in the late…
A graphic of Type 31 frigate launching a missile
KRI Balaputradewa, the first Indonesian Red White frigate, during its launching