Additional Info

• Ships in class

  NAME	NUMBER	LAUNCHED	COMMISSIONED	DECOMMISSIONED	HOMEPORT
  Glasgow
  Cardiff
  Belfast
  Birmingham
  Sheffield
  Newcastle
  Edinburgh
  London

• Length
  • 149.9 meters.
• Beam
  • 20.8 meters
• Displacement
  • 6,900 tons.
• Propulsion
  • COmbined Diesel eLectric Or Gas (CODLOG)
  • 1 Rolls Royce MT30 Gas Turbine of 36,000 MW
  • 4 MTU diesel gensets powered by Type 20V 4000 M53B engines
  • 2 electric motors
  • 2 variable pitch propellers
• Speed
  • 26 knots.
• Range
  • 7,000 NM
• Complement
  • 118
• Sensors
  • Air/surface radar: Type 997 ARTISAN (Advanced Radar Target Indication Situational Awareness and Navigation)
  • Navigation radar: Kelvin Hughes Ltd SharpEye
  • Thales Type 2050 hull sonar
  • Thales Type 2087 towed array sonar
• ESM/ECM
  • Thales Scorpion 2
• Countermeasures
  • Mk 251 Sea Gnat
  • Type 182 towed torpedo decoys
• Systems
  • Combat Management Systems: BAE CMS-1
  • Data Link 11/16/22
  • Rohde & Schwarz NAVICS Integrated communications systems
  • Communications SHF SATCOM, INMARSAT, UHF, HF, VHF.
• Weapons
  • 1 Lockheed Martin Mk41 Vertical Launch System (VLS) with 24 cells for Sea Ceptor, Tomahawk y LRASM (Long Range Anti-Ship Missile)
  • 1 gun BAE Mk-45 5/62"
  • 2 DS30M Mark 2 Automated Small Calibre Gun
  • 2 CIWS Raytheon Phalanx Block 1B
  • SEA Lightweight Torpedo Launcher for Stingray Mod. 1 torpedoes
• Aircraft carried
  • The flight deck will be of sufficient size to handle large helicopters like Merlin and especially, Chinook.
  • The hangar can accommodate up to two helicopters the size of a AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat or AgustaWestland Merlin.[48] The hangar also has space to accommodate Unmanned aerial vehicles.