Type 26 frigates
History
United Kingdom
Name Edinburgh
Namesake Edinburgh
Builder BAE , Glasgow
Status Proposed
General characteristics
Class and type Type 26 frigate
Displacement 6,900 t (6,800 long tons; 7,600 short tons), 8,000+ t full load[ 1] [ 2]
Length 149.9 m (491 ft 10 in)
Beam 20.8 m (68 ft 3 in)
Propulsion
CODLOG configuration:
1 × Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbine[ 3]
4 × MTU Type 20V 4000 M53B high-speed diesel generators
2 × electric motors
Speed In excess of 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph)
Range In excess of 7,000 nmi (13,000 km) in electric-motor (EM) drive
Boats & landing craft carried 2
Complement 157
Sensors and processing systems
Electronic warfare & decoys IRVIN-GQ DLF decoys
Armament
Aircraft carried
Accommodation for two helicopters:
Wildcat , armed with;
4 × anti-ship missiles, or
2 × anti-submarine torpedoes
20 × Martlet multirole air-surface missiles
Mk 11 depth charges
AgustaWestland Merlin , armed with;
4 × anti-submarine torpedoes
Aviation facilities
Notes
Flexible Mission Bay
Rolls-Royce Mission Bay Handling System
HMS Edinburgh is a Type 26 frigate of the Royal Navy and the seventh vessel named after the capital Edinburgh . In November 2018, her name along with other Batch 2 frigates were announced by the First Sea Lord .[ 11] The ships' names were selected via the Ships' Names and Badges Committee.[ 12]
References
^ Chuter, Andrew (9 November 2014). "Britain Struggles With Costs for New Frigates" . Defense News . Archived from the original on 25 February 2015.
^ House of Lords - Hansard - Defence: Type 26 Frigates , .publications.parliament.uk, 26 January 2015
^ "Type 26 Frigate - Global Combat Ship" . www.navyrecognition.com . 30 September 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2018 .
^ "New navigation radar system for Royal Navy - News stories - GOV.UK" . Retrieved 24 July 2016 .
^ "IMO Certified Naval Radar Solution" . Terma. Retrieved 24 October 2018 .
^ Trevithick, Joseph. "Everything You Need To Know About The Royal Navy's New Type 26 Frigates" . The Drive . Retrieved 14 November 2020 .
^ Trevithick, Joseph. "Canada's New Frigate Will Be Brimming With Missiles" . The Drive . Retrieved 14 November 2020 .
^ 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
^ Allison, George (1 August 2017). "BAE video shows Type 26 Frigate customised for Australia" . UK Defence Journal .
^ "£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 .
^ "New warship to be named HMS Sheffield" . BBC News . 22 November 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2021 .
^ "UK set for new Birmingham warship and will keep amphibious assault ships, Defence Secretary announces" . 30 September 2018.
References