Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

[dmereifield]

Trying to think what else might be "more connected to the populace" for Type 31. The City class took the cities, obviously.

Perhaps based on Counties?

agreed!

[Tempest414]

I would like to see a B class

Bulldog
bloodhound
Broadsword
Britannia
Black Swan or Buccaneer

[Pseudo]

I reckon they'll keep with the alphabetical sequence, so it'll be something starting with H.

Maybe a Battle Class with HMS Hogue as the first of class or an Admiral Class with Hardy, Hawke or Howe?

[SKB]

T26 = City Class.
T31 = Town Class maybe?

[Tempest414]

I reckon they'll keep with the alphabetical sequence, so it'll be something starting with H.

Maybe a Battle Class with HMS Hogue as the first of class or an Admiral Class with Hardy, Hawke or Howe?

My Granddad served on Howe so would love to see this name come back

[Tempest414]

T26 = City Class.
T31 = Town Class maybe?

the Sandowns class have town names

[PAUL MARSAY]

Cardiff was not involved in the battle of the Atlantic on a large scale , for me l would go for Sheffield, Newcastle , Liverpool, Exeter, Southampton

[malcrf]

Any thoughts bout T31 names? I'd like them to go with something geographical again

Still holding out for the "unpronounceable class."
Indefatigable
Ossory
Belliqueux
Ranelagh
Pendennis

Can I add Foudroyant and Temeraire? Might also annoy our neighbours a little!

[jimthelad]

The away wins class:

Waterloo, Trafalgar, El Alamein, Gibraltar, Quebec, and Falklands.

[donald_of_tokyo]

To make it clear T31e is not an full frigate ,
I prefer to name them Castle class. Another candidate will be Loch class, or Black Swan class, or Flower class.

[Enigmatically]

Brexit class- names of other occasions where we have engaged on vigorous terms with our European friends

HMS Quiberon
HMS Trafalgar
HMS Taranto
HMS River Plate
HMS Camperdown
HMS Copenhagen
etc

(Lest there be any doubt, this is tongue in cheek, I voted Remain)

[RetroSicotte]

To make it clear T31e is not an full frigate ,
I prefer to name them Castle class. Another candidate will be Loch class, or Black Swan class, or Flower class.

Castle class is a great idea. Very easily recognised, location based, names for the populace.

[Tempest414]

however if in alphabetical order should F be up next if so

Faithful
Fearless
Foresight
Fortitude
Furious

[ArmChairCivvy]

F be up next if so

Faithful
Fearless
Foresight
Fortitude
Furious

Foresight is a big ask, and there "will be" more than 5 of them
... so a couple more?

[dmereifield]

F be up next if so

Faithful
Fearless
Foresight
Fortitude
Furious

Foresight is a big ask, and there "will be" more than 5 of them
... so a couple more?

What makes you so sure there will be more than 5?

[SKB]

Type 31 "F" Class Light Frigate

F310 HMS Fairy
F311 HMS Fancy
F312 HMS Fanny
F313 HMS Ferret
F314 HMS Fidget
F315 HMS Fifi
F316 HMS Firm
F317 HMS Flash
F318 HMS Flirt
F319 HMS Fly
F320 HMS Foam
F321 HMS Force
F322 HMS Fountain

These names have all genuinely been used on previous RN ships!

[Tempest414]

as are the 5 above

[Tempest414]

I see the last 5 being

London
Liverpool
Birmingham
Manchester
Edinburgh

[Tempest414]

F be up next if so

Faithful
Fearless
Foresight
Fortitude
Furious

Foresight is a big ask, and there "will be" more than 5 of them
... so a couple more?

however if HMG and MOD see it and say it enough they might start to use some of it

[Enigmatically]

Type 31 "F" Class Light Frigate

F310 HMS Fairy
F311 HMS Fancy
F312 HMS Fanny
F313 HMS Ferret
F314 HMS Fidget
F315 HMS Fifi
F316 HMS Firm
F317 HMS Flash
F318 HMS Flirt
F319 HMS Fly
F320 HMS Foam
F321 HMS Force
F322 HMS Fountain

These names have all genuinely been used on previous RN ships!

So has HMS Fairy Queen
And Flora (Sponsorship opportunity?);

[Caribbean]

How about

Frolic
Fanny

[Caribbean]

Damn, Enigmatically got to Fanny first

[Enigmatically]

Damn, Enigmatically got to Fanny first

No, SKB did

[Halidon]

To make it clear T31e is not an full frigate ,
I prefer to name them Castle class. Another candidate will be Loch class, or Black Swan class, or Flower class.

Rather than castle, how about Palace class. Starting with Nonsuch.

[ArmChairCivvy]

Rather than castle, how about Palace class.

The second vessel then: Gin Palace