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Shipspotters all over the world => Shipping News and information => Topic started by: Clive G Herbert on October 09, 2015, 07:58:51 PM
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There is much specutlation regarding names for the new Type 26 Frigates `Global Combat Ships`.
They will be large warships displacing over 6,000 tonnes, with a length of 148mtrs. They will be armed with the new Sea Ceptre missile replacing Sea Wolf & have vertical launch cruise missiles. With thirteen ships they will form the backbone of the Royal Navy fleet.
There is a compaign to name one of the ships HMS Plymouth, in recognition of it`s fine service in the Falkland`s conflict, HMS Plymouth F126.
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If the RN actually gets 13 ships I'll eat my bonnet.
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You may well be right Malim,
if the Brazilians, Canadians, Australians or anyone else don`t come on board & order any ships, to help drive down costs, there may be only 9 or so built with possibly 4 smaller corvette sized patrol ships equipped with a helicopter & hanger ordered instead.
Possible names include the 14 previous Type 42 destroyer city names & those from the County class destroyers ie, Glamorgan, Fife, Hampshire, Devonshire, London (previously used as a Type 22 batch II), & Norfolk (previously Type 23).
Strong contenders, due to the fact that they haven`t been used since the 1950`s are the County class cruiser names : Suffolk, Berwick, Sussex & Shropshire.
Then there are previous frigate names of the 1950`s & 60`s, such as Lincoln, Exmouth, Torquay, Blackpool, Salisbury, Rothesay, & Chichester.
Lots of competition for names, a political hot potato.
Clive.
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How about naming these new buildings for the capital cities of the UK countries i.e. LONDON , EDINBURGH, CARDIFF ,BELFAST and similar naval ports name in these countries.
The Royal Navy is the navy of the whole UK.Hope at least 8 ships will be built.
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So if the Type 26 Frigates are named after cities, these would be city names that have had previous warships named after them in order to perpetuate naval history. These are the possible names :
LONDON MANCHESTER LINCOLN SALISBURY CAMPBELTOWN
BIRMINGHAM GLOUCESTER BERWICK LONDONDERRY RHYL
GLASGOW CHICHESTER EDINBURGH EXETER EASTBOURNE
WHITBY YORK PLYMOUTH YARMOUTH SHEFFIELD
CARDIFF ROTHESAY LIVERPOOL BRIGHTON TENBY
NEWCASTLE COVENTRY BLACKPOOL WEYMOUTH
HASTINGS SOUTHAMPTON EXMOUTH FALMOUTH
NOTTINGHAM TORQUAY LOWESTOFT CHATHAM
That`s 37, apologies if i`ve missed any.
Discounted are HMS Belfast which remains on the Themes & HMS Bristol, which remains a training ship in Portsmouth harbour.
Would anyone like to choose 13 or even 8 names ?, imagine the political pressures....
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None Type 42 names are going to be used for the foreseeable future.
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Has it been officially announced then Jon, was it by a politician or by the RN ?
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Can't remember where I had seen it but it was RN related site.
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As it has been announced that there will only be 8 Type 26 Frigates, it is my guess that they will be named after counties, taking the names of previous County class Cruisers & County class Destroyers.
SUFFOLK
HAMPSHIRE
DORSET
FIFE
GLAMORGAN
LONDON
CUMBERLAND
SUSSEX
It has also been announced that there will be 5 `or more` Type 31 Frigates. These would most likely be named after previous Leander class Frigates. There were 26 of these excellent warships built, but the most previously used ship names in the Royal Navy are :
LEANDER
APOLLO
SIRIUS
CLEOPATRA
GALATEA
ACHILLES
ANDROMEDA
DIOMEDE
JUPITER
ARGONAUT
JUNO
PHOEBE
HERMIONE
BACHANTE