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Montevideo, December 22nd 2024 - 14:15 UTC

Tag: HMS Formidable

  • Thursday, October 31st 2024 - 19:40 UTC

    Work begins in Royal Navy’s new Type 31 frigate HMS Formidable

    Formidable is the third of five Type 31 frigates now under construction, alongside HMS Venturer and Active which are taking shape (Graphic RN)

    With a blinding arc of light as the laser cutter sliced through steel plate, work started this week on the Royal Navy’s new frigate HMS Formidable. Watched by political, military and business leaders – as well as the hundreds of skilled engineers and technicians – local MP Graeme Downie pressed the button to set the machine in motion at Babcock’s state-of-the-art facility in Rosyth.