Type 31 frigate
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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
A graphic of Type 31 frigate launching a missile
KRI Balaputradewa, the first Indonesian Red White frigate, during its launching
Type 26 frigate
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The Type 26 frigate, also known as City-class frigate, is a class of frigates and destroyers being built for the United Kingdom's Royal Navy, with variants also being built for the Australian, Canadia
Type 31 frigate
…also being built for the Indonesian and Polish navies. The Type 31 is intended to enter service in the 2020s alongside the eight submarine-hunting Type 26 frigates, replacing five general-purpose Type 23 frigates. The Type 31 is part of the British government's "National Shipbuilding Strategy". Under construction…
HMS Glasgow, on barge for transport to Glen Mallan for launch in 2022
HMS Glasgow under construction in June 2021
HMS Cardiff at Govan in August 2024, shortly before launch, the new Janet Harvey Hall assembly facility being built, to accommodate two frigates under construction at the same time.
Bow section of HMS Birmingham arriving at the Clyde.