Repulse wrote:I know people will say the Leander is another variant, which is true to a degree
In the days of the deepest controversy around the LCS designs, the then-DefSec said "What the h@ll should we do; buy some corvettes instead?"Lord Jim wrote: Are the RN really that against operating anything called a "Corvette"?
Caribbean wrote: Leander is entirely a "pimped Khareef". The cost of the 120m variant comes in at £67k/ tonne, which is pretty close to the average price for a "proper" frigate (around £66k/tonne
Ron5 wrote:Type 31 Leander will come in at about 50k per ton i.e approx half Type 26.
The Leander being offered to the RN is the 117m version.
Sure does.Ron5 wrote:I think the Vosper house styling still shows to a degree.
Ron5 wrote:"corvette" is too darned frenchie sounding
Interesting. For me, modern corvette was “reborn” when UK built Flower class corvettes, which is even BEFORE a modern Frigate was reborn. Isn’t is has a long and brilliant RN history?Ron5 wrote:"corvette" is too darned frenchie sounding
donald_of_tokyo wrote:Interesting. For me, modern corvette was “reborn” when UK built Flower class corvettes, which is even BEFORE a modern Frigate was reborn. Isn’t is has a long and brilliant RN history?Ron5 wrote:"corvette" is too darned frenchie sounding
Extensive upkeep work has been done. Is her fate after 2020 been decided or there are still possibilities to be sold on 2020?Tempest414 wrote:Nice piece on UKDJ site on the work being done on HMS Seven at A&P
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