Babcock delivers frigate St. Albans three months ahead of schedule
Babcock has delivered Type 23 frigate HMS St. Albans back to the Royal Navy for sea trials three months ahead of the planned schedule.
Babcock has delivered Type 23 frigate HMS St. Albans back to the Royal Navy for sea trials three months ahead of the planned schedule.
HMS Iron Duke, the Royal Navy’s most advanced frigate, is back at sea for the first time in more than five years.
SEA will provide the UK Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigates with upgrade to the torpedo launcher and countermeasures systems as part of a major new contract.
The six-year programme draws upon Babcock’s role as the Royal Navy’s principal support partner for the Type 23 fleet.
Babcock International Group has started a post-life extension (LIFEX) on the Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Argyll at their Devonport facility.