The keel laying of a ship is always an exciting moment, regardless of the ship’s type. Time is measured differently when it comes to boat building, so the seven-month period between the first steel ...

It’s been a fruitful year for UK’s Royal Navy. After the flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales have set off on their first missions earlier this year, two new warship classes are ...

First steel was cut Thursday for the first of the UK Royal Navy’s five new Type 31 frigates, HMS Venturer. The historic ceremony took place at Babcock's factory in Rosyth, Scotland, where the Type 31 ...

A major shipbuilding program for the Royal Navy is now underway, with the first steel being cut for HMS Venturer, the lead ship of the Type 31 Inspiration class frigates. During a ceremony inside a ...

Known as the Inspiration Class, the five Type 31s all take their names from former warships and submarines whose missions and history are intended to inspire. Construction is underway on the second ...

The build of HMS Active has progressed with the lift and turn of the final double bottom section of the second Type 31 frigate being built for the UK Royal Navy, a key milestone in the construction ...

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The Royal Navy’s newest warship has taken to the water for the time time. HMS Venturer made its debut on the River Forth after four years of construction. It is one of five Type 31 frigates that will ...

The first of five warships for the Royal Navy has been rolled out of the shipbuilding hall in a “pivotal milestone” for the project. Type 31 frigate HMS Venturer emerged from Babcock’s facility at ...