The first of five Type 31 frigates due to be delivered to the UK Royal Navy has taken to the water for the first time, just days after making its first public appearance after being moved out of its ...

What You Need to Know: The Royal Navy’s new shipbuilding strategy aims to regain maritime prominence with the construction of five Type 31 frigates. These Inspiration-class vessels are designed as ...

HMS Venturer seen under construction in Rosyth in July 2023. (Crown Copyright) Babcock will delay the launch of the UK Royal Navy's first Type 31 Inspiration-class ...

A major shipbuilding program for the Royal Navy is now underway, with the first steel being cut for HMS Venturer, the lead ship of the Type 31 Inspiration class frigates. During a ceremony inside a ...

Babcock lays the keel for the UK Royal Navy's first Type 31 frigate, HMS Ventura , at its Rosyth facility in Scotland on 26 April. (Babcock) UK shipbuilder Babcock has laid down the keel for the first ...

KARLSKOGA, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- BAE Systems will produce and deliver Bofors 40 Mk4 and Bofors 57 Mk3 naval guns for the U.K. Ministry of Defence’s Type 31 general purpose frigate program. The ...

The first Type 31 Frigate, HMS Venturer, is expected to be in service by 2027 A major landmark has been reached in the construction of two of the Royal Navy’s new Type 31 frigates as one was rolled ...

Sophisticated new warships are due to be based in Portsmouth once they join the Royal Navy fleet.

Summary: The Royal Navy’s Type 31 Inspiration-class frigate, the HMS Venturer, has successfully passed its factory acceptance tests, marking a significant milestone in its development. Constructed by ...