Type 31 Frigate

GPTKB entity

Statements (68)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battleship
gptkbp:armament missile systems
various weapons systems
30mm gun
gptkbp:collaboration yes
gptkbp:combat_role yes
gptkbp:combat_system gptkb:Ceres
gptkbp:commanded HMS Venturer
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:2021
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:construction_started gptkb:2017
ongoing
gptkbp:contract gptkb:2019
gptkbp:cost_per_ship approximately £250 million
gptkbp:crew_capacity approximately 80 personnel
approximately 100 personnel
gptkbp:defense_contractor gptkb:Babcock_International_Group
gptkbp:design yes
completed
general purpose
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Babcock_International
gptkbp:displacement approximately 5,700 tons
gptkbp:export_markets designed for international sales
gptkbp:fighting_style capable of electronic warfare operations
gptkbp:funding gptkb:British_government
gptkbp:future_prospects export opportunities
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Type 31 Frigate
gptkbp:involved_technology yes
gptkbp:is_integrated_with gptkb:NATO_forces
gptkbp:launch_platform gptkb:helicopter
unmanned aerial vehicles
vertical launch system (VLS)
gptkbp:length 138 meters
gptkbp:max_speed over 25 knots
gptkbp:mission anti-surface, anti-air, and anti-submarine warfare
gptkbp:naval_capability enhanced
gptkbp:number_planned five
five ships
gptkbp:operational_range up to 7,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:operational_status in service
gptkbp:operational_theater global
gptkbp:origin gptkb:UK
gptkbp:primary_mission anti-submarine warfare
anti-air warfare
anti-surface warfare
gptkbp:project gptkb:Babcock_International
Inspiration Class
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
combined diesel and gas (CODAG)
gptkbp:range up to 7,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:role multi-role frigate
general purpose frigate
gptkbp:sensor radar systems
advanced radar systems
sonar systems
gptkbp:speed up to 26 knots
gptkbp:stealth_features low radar cross-section
gptkbp:strategy Integrated Review 2021
gptkbp:successor Type 23 Frigate
gptkbp:supply_chain UK-based suppliers
gptkbp:support humanitarian assistance
disaster relief
gptkbp:sustainability_features environmentally friendly technologies
gptkbp:training yes
gptkbp:upgrades planned
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bae_Systems_Surface_Ships
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6