Type 26 Frigate HMS Cardiff Emerges on Govan Skyline
The forward end of HMS Cardiff, the second Type 26 City Class frigate, has emerged from BAE Systems’ ship build hall at Govan for the first time in an important…
Keel Laid for Future Type 26 HMS Birmingham
On the fourth day of the fourth month the fourth Type 26 frigate – and the fourth ship to bear the name Birmingham – began to take shape on the…
HMS Glasgow Lowered Into the Water in Milestone Moment
The hull of the futured HMS Glasgow touched the cold waters of the River Clyde in a milestone moment for the Type 26 frigate program. As the sun was setting…
HMS Birmingham Leads Second Batch of Type 26 Frigates Ordered
BRING on the Birmingham. And the Sheffield, Newcastle, Edinburgh and London. They will join His Majesty’s Ships Glasgow, Cardiff and Belfast in the vanguard of anti-submarine warfare after the MOD…
RAF Subhunters Underline Importance of Type 26 Frigate
RAF sub-hunting crews reinforced the importance of the work done by those building the Navy’s next-generation frigates on a visit to HMS Glasgow. CXX Squadron operate the Poseidon P8-A maritime…