Type 26 frigate
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The Type 26 frigate is a class of advanced, multi-mission Royal Navy warships designed primarily for anti-submarine warfare and global combat operations.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Royal Navy ship class
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frigate class → warship class → |
| additionalAccommodation |
for embarked forces and air group
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| alsoKnownAs |
Global Combat Ship
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| armament |
5-inch (127 mm) main gun
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Sea Ceptor surface-to-air missiles → close-in weapon systems → torpedo launchers for anti-submarine torpedoes → vertical launch cells for future land-attack or anti-ship missiles → |
| beam |
approximately 20.8 metres
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| builder |
BAE Systems
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BAE Systems Maritime – Naval Ships → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| crewComplement |
approximately 157 core crew
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| designBegan |
early 2000s
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| designedBy |
BAE Systems Naval Ships
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| designedFor |
disaster relief
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expeditionary operations → global combat operations → humanitarian assistance → maritime security operations → |
| designFeature |
low acoustic signature
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modular mission systems → stealthy superstructure → |
| displacement |
approximately 6900 tonnes full load
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| exportCustomer |
Royal Australian Navy
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Royal Canadian Navy → |
| exportVariant |
Canadian Surface Combatant
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Hunter-class frigate → |
| firstShipOfClass |
HMS Glasgow
NERFINISHED
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| firstSteelCut |
2017
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| flightDeckCapability |
able to operate Merlin helicopter
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able to operate Wildcat helicopter → |
| hangarCapacity |
one Merlin-size helicopter
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| homeportForFirstShips |
HMNB Devonport
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| intendedServiceEntry |
mid-2020s
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| intendedToReplaceInRoyalNavy |
Type 23 frigate
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| length |
approximately 149.9 metres
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| maximumSpeed |
over 26 knots
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| missionBay |
flexible mission bay amidships
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| missionBayCapacity |
boats
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containers → unmanned vehicles → |
| navyRole |
core element of future Royal Navy surface fleet
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| operator |
Royal Navy
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| plannedRoyalNavyShips |
8
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| primaryRole |
anti-submarine warfare
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| programmeName |
Global Combat Ship
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| programmeStatus |
under construction
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| propulsionDetail |
combined diesel-electric or gas
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| propulsionType |
CODLOG
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| range |
over 7000 nautical miles at 15 knots
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| replacedProgramme |
Future Surface Combatant programme
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| replaces |
Type 23 frigate
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| secondaryRole |
air defence
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land-attack → surface warfare → |
| sensorSuite |
3D surveillance radar
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advanced towed array sonar → bow sonar → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Type 26 frigate
("Hunter-class frigate")
→
Type 26 frigate ("Canadian Surface Combatant") → |
exportVariant |
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BAE Systems
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majorProduct |