The vessel is the second of five Type 31 frigates to be built for a UK Royal Navy struggling to maintain a viable surface escort force.

Type 31 frigates are all designed as general-purpose ships, meaning that they are jacks of all trades but masters of none. In ...

A new class of Royal Navy frigates will be based in Portsmouth the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed. In response to a ...

The UK Defence Journal reports that defence analysts have made assertions on the Type 32 vessels, stating they would either ...

Type 31 Inspiration-class ships, being built by Babcock international at the Rosyth dockyard in Fife, Scotland, The five general purpose frigates will be anticipated to carry out a range of ...

The Type 31 frigates will replace the five general-purpose Type 23 frigates currently in service with the Royal Navy. Expected to enter service by 2028, the ships will carry a crew of up to 105 ...

“The Royal Navy's exciting program of shipbuilding in Scotland, which includes five Type 31 general-purpose frigates being built by Babcock International in Rosyth, will generate jobs, skills ...

In response to a question from the BBC, the MoD said all five of the new Type 31 general purpose frigates will replace ships previously based at the Hampshire naval base. The new frigates are ...