Type 31 Frigate

The Type 31 frigate (also known as the General Purpose Frigate (GPFF) and Fearless-class) is a class of ten frigates for the Royal Navy that entered service in the 2020s to complement the more capable Type 26 frigates. In 2018, three designs were selected for the competitive design phase: In September 2019, it was announced that Babcock’s Arrowhead 140 design had been selected for the Type 31 frigate.
 * BAe Systems/Cammell Laird with the Leander design based on the Khareef-class corvettes.
 * Babcock/BMT/Thales with their Arrowhead 140 design based on the Iver Huitfeldt-class.
 * Atlas Elektronik UK/Thyssenkrup Marine Systems with a design based on the MEKO A-200.

Specifications

 * Type: Frigate
 * Service Period: 202X-
 * Characteristics:
 * Length: 455 feet (138.68 meters)
 * Beam: 64.8 feet (19.75 meters)
 * Draft: 17 feet (5.18 meters)
 * Displacement: 5,600 tons (Standard)
 * Crew: 117-165
 * Propulsion: 4 x diesel engines
 * Range: 9,300 nautical miles (17,224 kilometers) at 18 knots (33.34 km/h)
 * Speed: 29+ knots (53.71+ km/h)
 * Sensor Suite:
 * Artisan 3D Radar
 * Atlas AS90 Hull mounted Sonar
 * Thales Type 2087 Towed Array Sonar
 * Countermeasures:
 * Armament:
 * 1 x 5"/62-caliber Mk.45 Mod 4 lighweight naval gun
 * 2 x 12.75" triple torpedo tubes
 * Aircraft Carried: 2 x AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat or 1 x AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin maritime helicopters
 * 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)