Good to read first steel has been cut for Bulldog the 4th T31, the keel was laid for Formidable the 3rd early in last December and Active has apeared in the open and will shortly be afloat. As N_a_b has implied elsewhere even if Active has appeared a year earlier than Venturer if the Frigate Gap is to be filled expeditiously the UK ship building industry still needs to improve its skill set and efficiency.