Good news for the RN
 

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland...-west-56792379The first section of a new class of Royal Navy warship has been rolled out at a Clyde shipyard.

It took 90 minutes to move the bow of HMS Glasgow from the build hall at BAE Systems' Govan site. The ship is the first of the new City Class Type 26 frigates being built for the Royal Navy. The section, containing the bridge, operations room and accommodation spaces, will be joined to the rear section in the coming weeks.

The Type 26 frigates - also known as the Global Combat Ship - are designed to partially replace the Navy's 13 ageing Type 23 warships. https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cp...owrollout1.jpgimage copyrightJohn Linton
image caption The front section of the ship will be joined to the aft section in the coming weeks

Their primary role will be anti-submarine warfare, although they are also suitable for a range of operations including air defence. Simon Lister, managing director of BAE Systems Naval Warships, said: "The emergence of HMS Glasgow is a very proud day for everyone involved and is testament to the skills and passion of our workforce. "We have now completed the construction of all units of the ship and in the coming weeks our skilled teams will bring the hull together for the first time."

Eight Type 26 frigates are expected to be built at BAE's Govan and Scotstoun yards on the Clyde, with HMS Glasgow due to enter service in the mid 2020s. Work is under way on the second ship, HMS Cardiff, and construction of the third, HMS Belfast, will begin later this year. Variants of the design are being produced for the Australian and Canadian navies. Pat Browning, the Type 26 programme team leader at the MoD's defence equipment agency, said: "The Type 26 is a highly capable ASW (anti submarine warfare) warship designed for joint and multinational operations across the full spectrum of warfare and will serve at the heart of the Royal Navy's surface fleet for decades to come. The roll out of the forward section of HMS Glasgow; the first of the Type 26 class, hails a landmark moment for this cutting-edge vessel and a huge step forward for the programme."

It was originally anticipated that 13 Type 26 frigates would be built - directly replacing the Type 23 fleet - but following the 2015 Strategic Defence Review it was confirmed there would be eight, along with five lighter, general purpose ships. This cheaper frigate design is now known as the Type 31e, with the contract to build them awarded to a consortium led by Babcock.

Interesting shape. Look forward to seeing it come together

the tin canning looks bad already in in wonder how it will look after the first year in the Atlantic

they're all going to the South China Sea or the Black Sea so no worries....................

The tin looks a bit thin.
What sort of weapon is it supposed to stop?

Maybe its designed to enable many weapons to pass straight through.

I noticed the 'oil canning' in the picture and I assume that this is because of the transport configuration its in. When all the sections are combined the whole ship will exhibit a different stiffness, and there are different levels and kinds of supports when in the ocean (and in dry dock for that matter). I would think that an FEA analysis has been carried out on this exact configuration to assess the stresses and deformations of this part of the ship to make sure nothing permanently deforms.

A similar, and well known, phenomenon is apparent on the forward fuselage skins of the B-52 when airborne:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=...AAAAAdAAAAABAD

(My guess is that this is the actual reason for the Buff's paltry 90-year structural life limit).

I would be more concerned by the boat's landing gear. Is that retractable or what?

Please explain the relevance to aviation>>>oh I get it a helicopter may operate from it..

How many more issues of the magazine do you have to buy to get the rest of the bits?

I guess all the oil canning will come out when it's pressurised.
Is it perhaps canvas sheeting to protect it during construction?

This is not an aviation forum, its a Professional Pilot forum. This boat won't be allowed to sail out of port without a professional pilot.

"I would be more concerned by the boat's landing gear. Is that retractable or what?"

but think of the discount you get at Halfords on tires?

" This boat won't be allowed to sail out of port without a professional pilot." ;););)​​​​​​​

Thought the B-52's are flown so rarely that their service life is near indefinite, limited more by corrosion than fatigue. Iirc, the high time aircraft only have around 25,000 hours.

Details have emerged regarding a huge new frigate construction facility to be built in Glasgow - a thread.


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