HMS Glasgow (F88)
Type 26 frigate currently under construction for the Royal Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Glasgow.
HMS Glasgow is the first Type 26 frigate to be built for the United Kingdom's Royal Navy.[14] The Type 26 class will partially replace the navy's thirteen Type 23 frigates,[15] and will be a multi-mission warship designed to support anti-submarine warfare, air defence and general purpose operations.[4]
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Glasgow under construction in November 2022. | |
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Name | HMS Glasgow |
Namesake | The city of Glasgow |
Ordered | 2 July 2017 |
Builder | BAE Systems |
Laid down | 20 July 2017 |
Launched | 3 December 2022[1] |
Sponsored by | The Princess of Wales[2] |
Homeport | HMNB Devonport |
Identification | F88 |
Status | Fitting out |
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General characteristics | |
Type | Type 26 frigate[3] |
Displacement | 6,900 t (6,800 long tons),[4] 8,000+ t full load[5][6] |
Length | 149.9 m (492 ft)[4] |
Beam | 20.8 m (68 ft 3 in)[4] |
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Speed | In excess of 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph)[4] |
Range | In excess of 7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) in diesel-electric drive[4] |
Complement | 118[4] (capacity for 208)[4] |
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Electronic warfare & decoys | IRVIN-GQ DLF decoys[7] |
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Aviation facilities | |
Notes | Flexible mission bay[9] |
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