7/2/2023 0 Comments Modern warships review![]() Consequently, the ship's structure does not impose no-fire directions that would delay or inhibit missile firing in a conventionally launched system. Unlike conventional Sea Wolf, the missile is boosted vertically until it clears the ship's superstructure, and then turns to fly directly to the target. No anti-air warfare system was planned, however the lessons learned during the Falklands War led to the introduction of the vertically launched Sea Wolf missile In June 1984 BAe Dynamics was awarded a development contract for the missile system. The ship was designed by the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors, in close partnership with the prime contractor, Yarrow Shipbuilders. Overhead view of HMS Richmond in August 2013 framed with an eye to the export market as well as Royal Navy needs." The procurement of the class was announced in the 1981 Defence White Paper as "simpler and cheaper than the Type 22 its characteristics. The Type 23 would be replacing the Leander-class frigates (which had entered service in the 1960s) and the Type 21 frigate (a general purpose design that had recently entered service) as the backbone of the Royal Navy's surface ship anti-submarine force. When first conceived in the late 1970s, the Type 23 was intended to be a light anti-submarine frigate with a towed array sonar to counter Soviet nuclear submarines operating in the North Atlantic. As of 2021 it is anticipated that HMS St Albans will be the last to retire from the Royal Navy, in 2035. The Royal Navy's Type 23 frigates will be replaced by the Type 26 Global Combat Ship and the Type 31 frigate. ![]() Eleven Type 23 frigates remain in service with the Royal Navy, with three vessels having been sold to the Chilean Navy, and one being retired in 2021, and a second one being retired in 2023. They were designed for anti-submarine warfare, but have been used for a range of uses. They form the core of the Royal Navy's destroyer and frigate fleet and serve alongside the Type 45 destroyers. The first Type 23, HMS Norfolk, was commissioned in 1989, and the sixteenth, HMS St Albans was commissioned in June 2002. The ships are named after British Dukes, thus leading to the class being commonly known as the Duke class. The Type 23 frigate or Duke class is a class of frigates built for the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. 2 × anti-submarine torpedoes (Martlet and Sea Venom ASM initially deployed with RN carrier strike group helicopters in 2021).50 caliber heavy machine guns as of 2023) 2 × Miniguns (may be replaced by Browning.2 × 30 mm DS30M Mk2 guns, or, 2 × 30 mm DS30B guns.2 × twin 12.75 in (324 mm) Sting Ray torpedo tubes.up to 2 × quad Harpoon launchers (being replaced by Naval Strike Missile from 2023/24).1 × 32-cell Sea Ceptor GWS 35 Vertical Launching System (VLS) canisters for 32 missiles (1–25+ km) (replaced original Sea Wolf SAM).2 × GEC electric motors delivering 2,980 kW (3,996 hp) each.4 × 1,510 kW (2,025 hp) Paxman Valenta 12CM diesel generators (Non-PGMU ships).
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