Britain lays a series of new frigates for its Navy

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Britain lays a series of new frigates for its Navy

Frigate of the Arrowhead 140 project, selected as the basis for the Type-31 frigates

In the future, the British Navy plans to replenish "budget frigates." According to TsAMTO, the British Ministry of Defense has confirmed the signing of an agreement with Babcock on the design and construction of a series of multipurpose frigates of the Type-31 class.

According to the center, the signed contract provides for the construction of a series of five frigates. The cost of building one ship should be no more than 250 million pounds, and the entire series - no more than 1,25 billion pounds. For the entire program, which also includes tests of frigates, commissioning, training, spare parts, etc. allocated no more than 1,98 billion pounds.



According to Babcock, the development of the Type-31 frigate project began immediately after the signing of the agreement, based on the 140-meter frigate Arrowhead-140 based on the Iver Huitfeldt class frigate project Adopted by the Danish Navy. It is planned that the laying of the lead ship of the series will take place in 140, launching in 2021, and commissioning no later than 2023 of the year. The entire series of five frigates should go into operation before the 2025 year.

It is planned that the new frigate will have a total displacement of about 5700 tons, length 138,7 m, width 19,8 m and draft 4,8 m. Crew no more than 100 people, speed - at least 28 knots, cruising range - 9000 nautical miles at 12 knots. The peculiarity of the ship is the availability of space to accommodate 65-75 people of the marine corps or special forces.

The ship should be armed with: a promising anti-ship missile system (type not yet defined), anti-aircraft missile system, anti-aircraft artillery system, artillery mount with a caliber of up to 127 mm, possibly torpedo tubes and a hangar for two reconnaissance helicopters.
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    1. +1
      19 November 2019 14: 19
      The ship should be armed with: a promising anti-ship missile system (type not yet defined), anti-aircraft missile system, anti-aircraft artillery system, artillery mount with a caliber of up to 127 mm, possibly torpedo tubes and a hangar for two reconnaissance helicopters.

      But isn’t it too much for a frigate with a total displacement of about 5700 tons, a length of 138,7 m, a width of 19,8 m and a draft of 4,8 m. ???
      1. 0
        19 November 2019 14: 29
        And what is it, missile systems can be light with small ammunition, here are two helicopters annoying.
        1. 0
          19 November 2019 16: 18
          There may be reconnaissance UAVs
      2. +3
        19 November 2019 14: 30
        But something else surprised me. Cruising range 9000 nautical miles at 12 knots! Our Gorshkov has only 4500 miles at 14 knots. Do the British want to go to the Falklands and back without refueling?
        1. +2
          19 November 2019 14: 32
          Everything is simple. Ours downplay, and they exaggerate the performance characteristics.
        2. +1
          19 November 2019 15: 17
          Cruising range 9000 nautical miles at 12 knots! Our Gorshkov has only 4500 miles at 14 knots. Do the British want to go to the Falklands and back without refueling?
          It all depends on the tasks that the ship must solve. Britain is an island and has interests in many parts of the world. And Gorshkov in the North and 4500 miles is enough. The Pacific Ocean is another matter, because the Pacific and Indian Ocean are the area of ​​responsibility of the Pacific Fleet. For Pacific Fleet frigates, a long range is needed, I hope the project 22350M will take this into account.
        3. +4
          19 November 2019 15: 22
          Quote: kjhg
          Cruising range 9000 nautical miles at 12 knots!

          this is nonsense of journalists! but two turntables are serious !!
        4. mvg
          -2
          19 November 2019 19: 48
          Because Rolls Royce, not Kolomna. Yes, and a thousand more displacement.
      3. +1
        19 November 2019 14: 35
        Quote: Honest Citizen
        But is it too much for a frigate,


        mind you, for 250.000.000 pounds, about 20.620.000.000 rubles.
        1. mvg
          -4
          19 November 2019 19: 48
          The price tag of our corvette 22380
      4. +2
        19 November 2019 14: 55
        But isn’t it too much for a frigate with a total displacement of about 5700 tons, a length of 138,7 m, a width of 19,8 m and a draft of 4,8 m.
        This question is best addressed to site newsmakers who never identify the sources of their innermost knowledge. The British themselves declare a displacement of 6600 tons, 3 Bofors guns - two 40 mm and one 57 mm.
      5. -1
        19 November 2019 15: 00
        The rich have their own quirks ...
      6. +1
        19 November 2019 15: 27
        Gorshkov has 5400 tons of full displacement and has almost all of the above, except for the second helicopter.
      7. +1
        19 November 2019 15: 30
        The only question is, how will two helicopters fit into the hangar?
        The remaining weapons are easy to place.
        1. 0
          19 November 2019 15: 44
          As an option, one in the hangar, the second in a helicopter. Is it true to keep it under the influence of sea salt all the time?
          1. +1
            19 November 2019 15: 49
            Here I come to that. It is necessary to increase the hangar.
            Due to the take-off deck? Or lengthen the ship smile
    2. +1
      19 November 2019 14: 31
      "Iver Huitfeldt class frigate project" is again a mess, in the article both type and design and class and frigate.
    3. +1
      19 November 2019 14: 34
      The peculiarity of the ship is the availability of space for 65-75 people of the marine corps or special forces.
      The rule of Britain by the seas, all can not calm down ... All the colonial past does not sleep.
      But the timing of design and construction is impressive. I wonder if they can?
      1. +4
        19 November 2019 14: 57
        I think they can. It's not the first time that ships have been built. This, alas, is not our "long-term construction" ...
        1. +2
          19 November 2019 15: 00
          Quote: Leader of the Redskins
          Not the first time that ships are being built.

          Well, well, I really hope "to look at this"
    4. 0
      19 November 2019 14: 50
      So the AUG looms
      1. 0
        19 November 2019 15: 01
        Quote: knn54
        So the AUG looms

        Rather, the "airborne expeditionary squad", somewhere "to plant democracy"
    5. +7
      19 November 2019 15: 35
      The British planned a fleet:
      2 aircraft carriers, 6 destroyers, 12 frigates, 2 UDC.
      7 strike submarines and 4 (or 3?) Submarines with ICBMs.
      Most of the ideas have already been completed.
    6. 0
      19 November 2019 15: 42
      Well, of course .. With "a series of grandmothers and relatives" no luck, so at least for little things they will advance ...
    7. -3
      19 November 2019 16: 14
      Didn't the Britons think of themselves as a "great sea power" again?
      Who are going to threaten? They would sit quietly on their island and crap quietly .. And then they’re going straight for a blow .. well, well
      1. 0
        19 November 2019 17: 30
        No, they are just preparing for the redistribution of spheres of influence, It's just that before a small group of leading powers had a large merchant fleet thanks to which they cut fabulous money in world trade, buying up in one place at a cheap price and selling in another at many times more expensive, and thanks to the military fleet they quickly destroyed and \ or suppressed competitors and intractable partners. But then came the "era of peace" as a result of which the competitors climbed out and bit off a piece of the pie, then the partners began to act and pulled the blanket over themselves, they (the leading maritime powers) obviously don’t like it, so a redistribution is coming, the main players are the USA and China , plus there are their sea and land satellites, plus many people want to solve their local differences for this business.

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