HMS Bulldog (Type 31 frigate)

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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Bulldog.

History
United Kingdom
NameBulldog
NamesakeHMS Bulldog (H91)
BuilderBabcock International,[1] London
StatusPlanned
General characteristics
Class and typeType 31 frigate
Displacement5,700 t (5,600 long tons)
Length138.7 m (455 ft 1 in)
Installed power4 × Rolls Royce/MTU 20V 8000 M71 (8.2 MW) diesel engines[5] 4 × Rolls Royce/MTU 16V 2000 M41B (900 kW) generators
PropulsionMAN Alpha VBS Mk 5 CP propeller, two shafts, CODAD[2]
SpeedIn excess of 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Endurance9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi)
Complement80–100 (accommodation for up to 160)
Sensors and
processing systems		Thales TACTICOS combat management system, Thales NS110 3D radar, Raytheon Warship Integrated Navigation and Bridge System, Terma Scanter and Raytheon NSX navigation radars, 2 Mirador Mk2 EOS, Viasat Ultrahigh-frequency satellite communications[3]
Electronic warfare
& decoys		Vigile-D ESM
Armament
Aircraft carried
  • 1 × Wildcat,
  • or
  • 1 × Merlin,
Aviation facilitiesHelicopter hangar and flight deck
NotesMission bay under flight deck for 6 TEUs. 3 boat bays for RHIBs and USVs/UUVs.

HMS Bulldog is a Type 31 frigate of the Royal Navy and the eighth vessel named bulldog.[6] The name was selected to represent key themes that represent the future plans of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines.

Bulldog, named after the Second World War B-class destroyer HMS Bulldog (H91), which escorted convoys in the Atlantic, was chosen to represent operations in the North Atlantic. Bulldog captured a German Enigma machine and associated codebooks that were onboard U-boat U-110. Its capture enabled British intelligence to decipher German naval messages.[7]

The five ships will be known as the Inspiration class and the name of each ship has been selected to represent key themes and operations which will dominate and shape the global mission of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines

  • Carrier operations Formidable
  • Operational advantage in the North Atlantic Bulldog
  • Forward deployment of ships around the globe to protect UK interests Active
  • Technology and innovation Venturer
  • Future Commando Force Campbeltown.[6][8]

2021 planning envisages all of them in service by February 2030.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Babcock Team 31 selected as preferred bidder for UK Type 31 frigate programme". babcockinternational. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  2. ^ "MAN to supply propulsion for Royal Navy frigates". 27 April 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  3. ^ Chuter, Andrew (3 November 2020). "Viasat to supply Britain's future frigate with satellite communications tech". defensenews.com. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  4. ^ Childs, Nick (7 October 2019). "UK's naval balancing act: getting the Type-31 frigate right". iiss.org/. IISS. Retrieved 1 October 2020. as well as up to 24 MBDA Sea Ceptor local-area air-defence missiles
  5. ^ "Rolls-Royce Seals Propulsion Systems Contract For Royal Navy's Type 31 Frigates". 29 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Ships to inspire – names of Type 31 frigates revealed". Royal Navy. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  7. ^ Royal Navy's Type 31 frigates have names; HMS Active recalls her predecessor and Falklands liberation, MercoPress South Atlantic, 19 June 2021, retrieved 20 June 2021
  8. ^ Royal Navy - Inspiration class names
  9. ^ "Royal Navy formally announces the names of the 'inspiration class' Type 31 frigates". Navy Lookout. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
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