HMS Campbeltown (Type 31 frigate)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Campbeltown.

History
United Kingdom
NameCampbeltown
NamesakeHMS Campbeltown (I42)
BuilderBabcock,[1] Rosyth
StatusPlanned
General characteristics
Class and typeType 31 frigate
Displacement5,700 t (5,600 long tons)
Length138.7 m (455 ft 1 in)
Installed power4 × Rolls Royce/MTU 20V 8000 M71 (8.2 MW) diesel engines[2] 4 × Rolls Royce/MTU 16V 2000 M41B (900 kW) generators
PropulsionMAN Alpha VBS Mk 5 controllable pitch propeller, two shafts, CODAD[3]
SpeedIn excess of 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Endurance9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi)
Complementc. 110 (accommodation for up to 190)[4]
Sensors and
processing systems		TACTICOS combat management system, Thales NS110 3D radar, Raytheon Warship Integrated Navigation and Bridge System, Terma Scanter and Raytheon NSX navigation radars, 2 Mirador Mk2 EOS, Viasat Ultrahigh-frequency satellite communications[5]
Electronic warfare
& decoys		Vigile-D ESM
Armament
Aircraft carried
Aviation facilitiesHelicopter hangar and flight deck
NotesMission bay under flight deck for 6 TEUs. 3 boat bays for RHIBs and USVs/UUVs.

HMS Campbeltown is to be a Type 31 frigate of the Royal Navy and the third vessel named after Campbeltown, a town in Argyll and Bute in Scotland. In May 2021, the names of the five planned Type 31 ships were announced by the First Sea Lord. The names were selected to represent key themes that represent the future plans of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, with Campbeltown after first ship to bear the name, which was pivotal in the St Nazaire raid, a major commando attack on the occupied port of St Nazaire and the destruction of its dry dock in 1942.[8] The plan for the Type 31 project envisages all five units of the class being in service by February 2030.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Babcock Team 31 selected as preferred bidder for UK Type 31 frigate programme". babcockinternational. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Rolls-Royce Seals Propulsion Systems Contract For Royal Navy's Type 31 Frigates". 29 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  3. ^ "MAN to supply propulsion for Royal Navy frigates". 27 April 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  4. ^ "The development of a lean crewing solution for the Royal Navy's Type 31 frigate". Navy Lookout. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  5. ^ Chuter, Andrew (3 November 2020). "Viasat to supply Britain's future frigate with satellite communications tech". defensenews.com. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Royal Navy's Type 31 frigates to be fitted with Mk41 vertical launch system". Navy Lookout. 17 May 2023.
  7. ^ Childs, Nick (7 October 2019). "UK's naval balancing act: getting the Type-31 frigate right". iiss.org/. IISS. Retrieved 1 October 2020. as well as up to 24 MBDA Sea Ceptor local-area air-defence missiles
  8. ^ "Ships to inspire – names of Type 31 frigates revealed". Royal Navy. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Royal Navy formally announces the names of the 'inspiration class' Type 31 frigates". Navy Lookout. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.