Work on the fifth Type 26 frigate began at the end of November with a ceremony at the British Aerospace Electronic Systems Maritime (BAE Systems) shipyard in Govan, Glasgow. According to the current schedule, HMS "Sheffield" (F92) is expected to enter service in 2031.
All 8 units of the new City class (Type 26, up to 8,800 tonnes) are being built on the Clyde and are designed for anti-submarine warfare and high-intensity air defence. The first ship of the class, the HMS "Glasgow", is expected to enter service in 2028.
HMS "Sheffield" is the fourth Royal Navy warship with this name. The earlier ships were closely associated with their namesake and received stainless steel items from the local steel industry, for example, for which the city of Sheffield was famous.
Small cruiser HMS "Sheffield" 30 years in service to the Crown. Photo: Imperial War Museum
The first HMS "Sheffield" (C24) was a Town-class light cruiser (11,350 tonnes, 1937 - 1967), which successfully survived the Second World War and received 12 awards.
The second HMS "Sheffield" with cost-saving compromises had weaknesses. Photo: Imperial War Museum
The second HMS "Sheffield" (D80, 4,800 tonnes, Sheffield class) was the first Type 42 destroyer and was commissioned in 1975. During the Falklands War, she was hit by an Exocet missile and sank on 10 May 1982, killing 20 sailors.
Still in service as CNS "Almirante Williams". Photo: Marinha do Brasil.
The third HMS "Sheffield" (F96, 4,900 tonnes), a Type 22 frigate (Broadsword class) was originally to be called HMS "Bruiser", but was renamed in honour of the destroyer lost in the Falklands War. A victim of defence cutbacks, she served only 14 years in the Royal Navy, was decommissioned in 2002 and sold to Chile (FF-19).
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