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A new shipbuilding hall is under construction at Govan shipyard to support the ongoing production of the Royal Navy’s Type 26 frigates. This modern facility will enhance assembly capabilities, ...
In this, the 7th of our series of articles commemorating the 220th anniversary of the death of Lord Nelson, historian Lt Col Ray Aldis examines the Battle of the Nile, often described as the most ...
The UK Royal Navy's (RN's) first Type 31 Inspiration-class frigate, the future HMS Venturer (F 12), has completed its first entry into the water.
The Royal Navy's newest warship has taken to the water for the first time. HMS Venturer is the first of five Inspiration class or Type 31 frigates that were ordered in 2019.
British defense contractor Babcock has launched the first Type 31 frigate, HMS Venturer, for the Royal Navy, the company said on its website. The vessel was rolled out from the covered slipway at ...
LBC has been given exclusive access to a UK facility developing advanced laser systems, as another £1billion is pledged to protect British ships with the technology.
A retired Royal Navy frigate was towed into Portsmouth this morning after being deemed “unseaworthy”.
The first Type 31 frigate on order for the UK Royal Navy, Venturer, is rolled out at Babcock's facilities in Rosyth on 27 May 2025. (Babcock) The first of the UK Royal Navy's (RN's) new Type 31 ...
The vessel, a 5,700 tonne, 139-metre-long ship, is the first of five Type 31 frigates being built for the Royal Navy as part of a £10bn investment to replace the existing Type 23 flotilla. The ...
The first of five Type 31 frigates, the HMS Venturer, for the UK’s Royal Navy (RN) has been rolled out at a ceremony in Rosyth, Scotland, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) Equipment and Support (DE&S) ...
The first of five warships for the Royal Navy has been rolled out of the shipbuilding hall in a “pivotal milestone” for the project. Type 31 frigate HMS Venturer emerged from Babcock’s ...