HMS Glasgow (Type 26 frigate)

History
United Kingdom
Name: HMS Glasgow
Status: Under construction
Badge:
General characteristics
Type: Anti-submarine warfare[1]
Displacement: 6,900 t (6,800 long tons; 7,600 short tons),[2] 8,000+ t full load[3][4]
Length: 149.9 m (492 ft)[2]
Beam: 20.8 m (68 ft)[2]
Propulsion:
Speed: In excess of 26 kn (48 km/h; 30 mph)[2]
Range: In excess of 7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km) in Electric-Motor (EM) drive[2]
Complement: 118[2] (capacity for 208)[2]
Sensors and
processing systems:
Electronic warfare
& decoys:		 IRVIN-GQ DLF decoys[5]
Armament:
Aircraft carried:
  • Accommodation for two helicopters:
  • Wildcat,[7] armed with;
    • 4 × anti-ship missiles, or
    • 2 × anti-submarine torpedoes
  • AgustaWestland Merlin,[7] armed with;
    • 4 × anti-submarine torpedoes
Aviation facilities:
Notes: Flexible mission bay[7]

HMS Glasgow is the first Type 26 frigate to be built for the United Kingdom's Royal Navy.[10] The Type 26 class will partially replace the navy's thirteen Type 23 frigates,[11] and will be a multi-mission warship designed to support anti-submarine warfare, air defence and general purpose operations.[2]

The ship is being assembled on the River Clyde in Glasgow.[12] The first steel was cut for Glasgow in July 2017 with the ship expected to be delivered in 2023.[13][14] In January 2018, the first hull section was completed and work started on the second hull section.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Ministry of Defence: SDSR 2015 Defence Fact Sheets" (PDF). 15 January 2016: 10. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BAE Systems. "Products - Global Combat Ship". Global Combat Ship. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  3. ↑ Chuter, Andrew (9 November 2014). "Britain Struggles With Costs for New Frigates". Defense News. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015.
  4. ↑ House of Lords - Hansard - Defence: Type 26 Frigates, .publications.parliament.uk, 26 January 2015
  5. 1 2 3 "Q&A with BAE Systems on Type 26 Frigate Design Update at Euronaval 2012". Belgium: navyrecognition.com. 10 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "New navigation radar system for Royal Navy - News stories - GOV.UK". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Re Type 26 Global Combat Ship", Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence. parliament.uk, October 2014
  8. ↑ "UK confirms Mk 41 VLS selection for Type 26" Archived 7 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine., janes.com, 4 December 2014
  9. ↑ "£183 million deal for new gun on Type 26 Global Combat Ship sustains 43 skilled UK jobs". Royal Navy. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "First of Royal Navy's new frigates named HMS Glasgow". STV News. STV. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  11. ↑ Type 26 Global Combat Ship, royalnavy.mod.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "BAE Systems engaging the Type 26 supply chain. The supply chains for a modern warship are complex and call for careful management, as defence writer Mark Lane discovers talking to BAE Systems' Gary McCloskey". www.contracts.mod.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  13. ↑ "First Type 26 frigate named HMS Glasgow". BBC. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  14. ↑ "First parts ordered for UK's new Type 26 frigates". Janes. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  15. ↑ "BAE start work on second hull section for Type 26 Frigate HMS Glasgow".
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