City-class frigate

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:aircraftCarried gptkb:Wildcat_helicopter
gptkb:Merlin_helicopter
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Type_26_frigate
gptkbp:armament gptkb:BAE_5-inch_Mk_45_naval_gun
gptkb:Sea_Ceptor_missile_system
anti-ship missiles
torpedo tubes
gptkbp:awardedContract 2017
gptkbp:category Frigate classes
Frigates of the Royal Navy
gptkbp:constructionLocation gptkb:Glasgow,_Scotland
gptkbp:costPerShip approximately £1 billion
gptkbp:crew 157 (core complement)
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:BAE_Systems
gptkbp:displacement approximately 6,900 tonnes
gptkbp:expectedInService mid-2020s
gptkbp:firstShipLaidDownDate 2017
gptkbp:firstShipLaunched gptkb:HMS_Glasgow
gptkbp:hasVersion gptkb:Canadian_Surface_Combatant
gptkb:Hunter-class_frigate_(Australia)
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:HMNB_Portsmouth
gptkb:HMNB_Devonport
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label City-class frigate
gptkbp:hullNumber gptkb:HMS
gptkbp:length 149.9 metres
gptkbp:modularMissionBay yes
gptkbp:namedAfter UK cities
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:HMS_Belfast
gptkb:HMS_Edinburgh
gptkb:HMS_Sheffield
gptkb:HMS_Cardiff
gptkb:HMS_Glasgow
gptkb:HMS_London
gptkb:HMS_Newcastle
gptkb:HMS_Birmingham
gptkbp:numberPlanned gptkb:8_(Royal_Navy)
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Combined_Diesel-Electric_or_Gas_(CODLOG)
gptkbp:radar gptkb:BAE_Systems_Artisan_3D_radar
gptkbp:range over 7,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:ship
gptkbp:role anti-submarine warfare
general purpose frigate
gptkbp:sonar gptkb:Type_2087_towed_array_sonar
gptkbp:speed over 26 knots
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:Royal_Australian_Navy
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Navy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Type_26_frigate
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5