Each ship of the class was originally intended to have an 18-year service life before replacement, but this has been extended. From 2011-2017 each of the then 13 Type 23 frigates underwent a LIFEX ...

The Royal Navy Type 23 frigate has had a longer-than-usual period of life extension work due to the COVID pandemic and her age. More new steel has been fitted to the ship than in any other ...

The Royal Navy Type 23 frigate was involved in a collision at sea when a piece of the ship’s underwater tracking equipment came into contact with a Russian submarine, it has been revealed.

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