City class

*City* class p1
Ship data
country	United Kingdom
Ship type	frigate
Construction period	Since July 20, 2017
Units built	8th
Ship dimensions and crew
length	149.9 m ( Lüa )
width	20.8 m
displacement	Standard : 6,800 tn.l. ; Maximum: 8,000+ tn.l.
crew	118 to 208 men
Machine system
machine	CODLOG : ; 1 × Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbine , ?? MW ; 4 × MTU diesel engines ? MW ; 2 × electric motors ?? MW
Top ; speed	26 kn (48 km / h)
Armament
	1 × caliber 5 "/ 54 Mark 45 - rapid fire gun ; 2 × 30mm DS30M Mark 2 guns; 2 × 20 mm phalanx ; 2 × 7.62mm minigun ; 4 x 7.62 mm - MG ; 24 cell Mk 41 Vertical Launching System for Tomahawk , ASROC or LRASM missiles; 2 × Wildcat on - board helicopters or 1 × Merlin ; RVIN-GQ DLF decoys
Sensors
	1 × Air / Ground Surveillance Radar Type 997 Artisan; 1 × Kelvin Hughes Ltd SharpEye navigation radar; 1 × Bugsonar Ultra Electronics Type 2150; 1 × towed sonar Thales 2087;

The City class (Type 26) is the youngest type of frigate in the British Royal Navy . The planned eight ships are to be put into service from the mid-2020s. They are built at the BAE Systems Govan shipyard in Glasgow .

The first export customer is Australia , where the Type 26 is referred to as the Hunter class , followed by Canada .

history

The Type 26 was a result of the Future Surface Combatant project . The order for the first construction lot, comprising three units, was placed in July 2017 and the official start of construction took place on July 20, 2017.

technology

It is planned to equip the ships with the short to medium range air defense system Sea Ceptor .

units

The home port of all frigates of the class is Devonport . The first three units are named after the largest cities in the three smaller states of the United Kingdom.

Identifier	Surname	Whereabouts
F-	HMS Glasgow	under construction
F-	HMS Cardiff	under construction
F-	HMS Belfast	ordered

The units of the second lot are named after the capital of Scotland after English cities.

Identifier	Surname	Whereabouts
F-	HMS Birmingham	planned
F-	HMS Sheffield	planned
F-	HMS Newcastle	planned
F-	HMS Edinburgh	planned
F-	HMS London	planned

Web links

Royal Navy: Official website of the Royal Navy for the Type 26 frigates. royalnavy.mod.uk, accessed on July 20, 2017 .

Individual evidence

[1] Lockheed Martin Canada Type 26 GCS team downselected for Canadian Surface Combatant, Janes, October 22, 2018

[2] First Type 26 frigate named HMS Glasgow, BBC, July 20, 2017

[3] Defense Secretary announces Devonport will home all new Type 26 frigates, Royal Navy Homepage, October 8, 2018

[4] Steel cut on second Type 26 Frigate HMS Cardiff, UK Defense Journal, August 14, 2019

[5] Defense Secretary names new warship HMS Belfast in Northern Ireland, Royal Navy Homepage, September 27, 2017

[6] New Type 26 Frigate to be named HMS Birmingham, UK Defense Journal, October 1, 2018

[7] New Type 26 Frigate named HMS Sheffield, UK Defense Journal, November 22, 2018

[8] Another Type 26 Frigate named, HMS Newcastle, UK Defense Journal, November 22, 2018

[9] Final Type 26 Frigate named HMS Edinburgh, UK Defense Journal, November 29, 2018

[10] New Type 26 Frigate named HMS London, UK Defense Journal, November 13, 2018