HMS Cardiff (Type 26 frigate)

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History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Cardiff
NamesakeThe city of Cardiff
Ordered2 July 2017
BuilderBAE Systems
Laid down14 August 2019
LaunchedSuspected late 2023
StatusUnder construction
General characteristics
TypeType 26 frigate[7]
Displacement6,900 t (6,800 long tons; 7,600 short tons),[1] 8,000+ t full load[2][3]
Length149.9 m (492 ft)[1]
Beam20.8 m (68 ft 3 in)[1]
Propulsion
  • CODLOG configuration:[4]
SpeedIn excess of 26 kn (48 km/h; 30 mph)[1]
RangeIn excess of 7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km) in Electric-Motor (EM) drive[1]
Complement118[1] (capacity for 208)[1]
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Type 997 Artisan 3D radar
  • Kelvin Hughes Ltd SharpEye navigation radar[6]
  • Sonar 2087 (towed array sonar)
  • Ultra Electronics Type 2150 bow sonar
  • SCOT-5 satcom[4]
Electronic warfare
& decoys		IRVIN-GQ DLF decoys[4]
Armament
Aircraft carried
  • Wildcat,[5] armed with;
    • 4 × anti-ship missiles, or
    • 2 × anti-submarine torpedoes
  • AgustaWestland Merlin,[5] armed with;
    • 4 × anti-submarine torpedoes
Aviation facilities
  • Accommodation for two helicopters
  • Large Chinook-capable flight deck
  • Enclosed hangar
  • Facilities for UAVs
NotesFlexible mission bay[5]

HMS Cardiff is the second Batch 1 Type 26 frigate to be built for the United Kingdom's Royal Navy.[10] The first steel was cut on 14 August 2019.[11] The Type 26 class will partially replace the navy's thirteen Type 23 frigates,[12] and will be a multi-mission warship designed for anti-submarine warfare, air defence and general purpose operations.[1]

The frigate is currently being constructed at the BAE Systems shipyard in Govan, Glasgow along with her sister ships HMS Glasgow and Belfast and will be the second to enter production as part of the £3.7 billion contract for the three ships, announced by the MoD in 2017.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h BAE Systems. "Products - Global Combat Ship". Global Combat Ship. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  2. ^ Chuter, Andrew (9 November 2014). "Britain Struggles With Costs for New Frigates". Defense News. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Defence: Type 26 Frigates", House of Lords Hansard, UK Parliament, column 6-7, 26 January 2015
  4. ^ a b c "Q&A with BAE Systems on Type 26 Frigate Design Update at Euronaval 2012". Belgium: navyrecognition.com. 10 January 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Re Type 26 Global Combat Ship", Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence. parliament.uk, October 2014
  6. ^ "New navigation radar system for Royal Navy". News stories. GOV.UK. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Ministry of Defence: SDSR 2015 Defence Fact Sheets" (PDF). 15 January 2016: 10. Retrieved 15 January 2016. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. ^ "UK confirms Mk 41 VLS selection for Type 26" Archived 7 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine, janes.com, 4 December 2014
  9. ^ "£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.
  10. ^ Allison, George (1 March 2018). "New Type 26 Frigate named HMS Cardiff". Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  11. ^ "First steel cut for HMS Cardiff". GOV.UK. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  12. ^ Type 26 Global Combat Ship, royalnavy.mod.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  13. ^ Allison, George (1 March 2018). "New Type 26 Frigate named HMS Cardiff". Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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