Type 31 Frigate

The Type 31 frigate (also known the Fearless-class) is a class of ten frigates of the Royal Navy that entered service in the 2020s alongside the larger Type 26 frigates.

Specifications

 * Type: Frigate
 * Service Period: 202X-
 * Characteristics:
 * Length: 400 feet (121.92 meters)
 * Beam: 62 feet 4 inches (19 meters)
 * Draft: 14 feet 2 inches (4.32 meters)
 * Displacement: 4,000 tons (Standard)
 * Crew: 85
 * Propulsion: 4 x diesel engines
 * Range: 7,000 nautical miles (12,964 kilometers) at 15 knots (27.78 km/h)
 * Speed: 24-26 knots (44.45-48.15 km/h)
 * Sensor Suite:
 * Countermeasures:
 * Armament:
 * 1 x 5"/62-caliber Mk.45 Mod 4 lightweight naval gun
 * 1 x 24-cell VLS
 * 2 x 4-cannister Mk.141 SSM Launchers (fires RGM-84 Harpoon)
 * 2 x 30mm autocannons
 * Aircraft Carried: 1 x AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat maritime helicopter and 1 x Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout
 * Aviation Facilities: Flight Deck and Enclosed Hangar

Unit Run

 * HMS Fearless (F262)
 * HMS Foresight (F263)
 * HMS Firebrand (F264)
 * HMS Fury (F265)
 * HMS Foxhound (F266)
 * HMS Ferret (F267)
 * HMS Firedrake (F268)
 * HMS Falcon (F269)
 * HMS Forward (F270)
 * HMS Frobisher (F271)