The Royal Navy’s Type-23 Duke-class frigates for the UK Royal Navy were designed as anti-submarine warfare (ASW) ships but now have a multi-role function. Of the 16 Type 23s built, 12 remain in ...
The number of active Royal Navy frigates in the fleet has been confirmed - alongside dates for when they’ll be replaced. Type 23 Duke-class vessels are soon to be replaced by more advanced Type 26 and ...
The Royal Navy is carefully managing the transition of aging ships being replaced with modern alternatives, a defence minister has said. Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard, ...
HMS St Albans heads back out to sea after a longhaul refit at HMNB Devonport in Plymouth. (Crown Copyright) The UK Royal Navy's (RN's) Duke-class Type 23 frigate HMS ...