HMS Glasgow (Type 26 frigate)

HMS Glasgow is the first Type 26 frigate to be built for the United Kingdom's Royal Navy.[11] The Type 26 class will partially replace the navy's thirteen Type 23 frigates,[12] and will be a multi-mission warship designed to support anti-submarine warfare, air defence and general purpose operations.[2]

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Glasgow.

History
United Kingdom
Name: HMS Glasgow
Namesake: The city of Glasgow
Ordered: 2 July 2017
Builder: BAE Systems
Laid down: 20 July 2017
Launched: Expected late 2021
Status: Under construction
Badge:
General characteristics
Type: Type 26 frigate[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 3 in)[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:
Aviation facilities:
  • Accommodation for two helicopters:
  • Large Chinook-capable flight deck
  • Enclosed hangar
  • Facilities for UAVs
Notes: Flexible mission bay[7]

Construction

The ship is being assembled on the River Clyde in Glasgow.[13] The first steel was cut for Glasgow in July 2017 with the ship expected to be delivered in 2023.[14][15] In January 2018, work started on the second hull section.[16]

In January 2020, the Royal Navy announced that the ship was more than halfway through construction.[17] In July 2020, the Royal Navy announced the final section of Glasgow was started.[18]

References
  1. "Ministry of Defence: SDSR 2015 Defence Fact Sheets" (PDF). 15 January 2016: 10. Retrieved 15 January 2016. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. 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. "Defence: Type 26 Frigates", House of Lords Hansard, UK Parliament, column 6-7, 26 January 2015
  5. "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". GOV.UK. Retrieved 24 July 2016. |section= ignored (help)
  7. "Re Type 26 Global Combat Ship", Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence. parliament.uk, October 2014
  8. Scott, Richard (4 December 2014), "UK confirms Mk 41 VLS selection for Type 26", Jane's Navy International, IHS, archived from the original on 7 December 2014
  9. Allison, George (1 August 2017). "BAE video shows Type 26 Frigate customised for Australia". UK Defence Journal.
  10. "£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.
  11. "First of Royal Navy's new frigates named HMS Glasgow". STV News. STV. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  12. Type 26 Global Combat Ship, royalnavy.mod.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  13. "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.
  14. "First Type 26 frigate named HMS Glasgow". BBC. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  15. "First parts ordered for UK's new Type 26 frigates". Janes. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  16. "BAE start work on second hull section for Type 26 Frigate HMS Glasgow".
  17. https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2020/january/27/200127-hms-glasgow
  18. "WORK STARTS ON FINAL PIECE OF HMS GLASGOW'S GIGANTIC 'JIGSAW'". Royal Navy. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
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