The keel laying of a ship is always an exciting moment, regardless of the ship’s type. Time is measured differently when it comes to boat building, so the seven-month period between the first steel ...

Type 31 frigates will handle general duties, including maritime security, disaster relief, and counter-smuggling.

On December 9, 2025, Babcock International Group announced the keel-laying ceremony of the third Type 31 frigate, the future ...

It’s been a fruitful year for UK’s Royal Navy. After the flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales have set off on their first missions earlier this year, two new warship classes are ...

First steel was cut Thursday for the first of the UK Royal Navy’s five new Type 31 frigates, HMS Venturer. The historic ceremony took place at Babcock's factory in Rosyth, Scotland, where the Type 31 ...

The Royal Navy’s newest warship has taken to the water for the time time. HMS Venturer made its debut on the River Forth after four years of construction. It is one of five Type 31 frigates that will ...

After more than three years’ construction in a cavernous assembly hall in Rosyth, Fife, the 28-metre-tall doors were opened and HMS Venturer began to emerge. The ship is the first of five Type 31 ...

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The first of five warships for the Royal Navy has been rolled out of the shipbuilding hall in a “pivotal milestone” for the project. Type 31 frigate HMS Venturer emerged from Babcock’s facility at ...

The construction of the first of five new Royal Navy Type 31 frigates is now underway in Scotland. In the brand-new assembly hall in Rosyth dockyard, the keel of HMS Venturer was laid in a formal ...