The Royal Navy takes years—decades, sometimes—to develop a new ship class. ... The Royal Navy in 2020 has just 13 Type 23 frigate and six Type 45 destroyers to patrol British waters, ...

The U.K. defense ministry has tapped a builder for the Royal Navy’s latest class of frigate. The ministry on Sept. 12, 2019 announced that U.K. engineering firm Babcock will receive a $1.5 ...