The Royal Navy launched two new aircraft carriers in record time. At the same time, it’s also gradually replacing the frigate and submarine fleets with upgraded versions that can handle current and ...

The bow section of the latest Type 26 frigate being constructed in Glasgow has arrived in the River Clyde. The front part of HMS Birmingham, fabricated at the Cammell Laird shipyard in Merseyside, was ...

Substantial construction milestones have been completed for new Royal Navy warships being built. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website ...

Several modernization programs are currently being run by the Royal Navy, but few of them are as high-profile as the one centered around the new Type 26 frigates. This one is so important, in fact, ...

A 'major milestone' has been reached in ACPL Cammell Laird's Type 26 block build programme following completion of HMS Birmingham’s Bow Unit at the Wirral shipyard. APCL Group was awarded contracts by ...

This story was told to East Ayrshire Library staff at Darvel World War 2 café day on Saturday 18th June 2005 by Bert Cochrane. Bert was in the Royal Navy and served on HMS Birmingham. He will always ...

Progress is continuing at pace to build new anti-submarine frigates for the Royal Navy. The Type 26 shipbuilding programme, headed up by BAE Systems in Scotland, aims to supplement and modernised the ...

Construction on the U.K. Royal Navy's future HMS Birmingham has officially commenced at BAE Systems’ Govan shipyard in Glasgow. Work on the first three Type 26 ships is well under way with HMS Glasgow ...