HMS Somerset headed out to sea for the first time in nearly four years as the frigate emerged from refit. After more than one million hours of work by skilled engineers, technicians and shipwrights, the warship left Plymouth today as the latest ship in her 12-strong class to complete a massive overhaul – known as LIFEX (life extension). She has…
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HMS Somerset Life Extension Refit Nears Conclusion
December 14, 2020 – Out of the shed as her major refit nears an end is HMS Somerset – the latest Royal Navy frigate to undergo the vital overhaul in Plymouth. The warship has been moved from Devonport’s landmark Frigate Support Centre into the neighboring basin… as her sister HMS Sutherland prepares to take her place in the covered dry…
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