Type 24 & Type 25 Frigates (Cancelled Projects) (RN)

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SKB
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Type 24 & Type 25 Frigates (Cancelled Projects) (RN)

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^ Type 24 Frigate

Introduction

Type 24 : Cheap frigate design ("Future Light Frigate") intended for export. In RN service would have served as a towed array ASW ship. Not built.

Type 25 : More capable development of the Type 24, designed to have almost the capability of a Type 22 but at only three-quarters of the cost. Much of the thinking, including the diesel-electric machinery, went into the Type 23. Not built.

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Re: Type 24 & Type 25 Frigates (Cancelled Projects) (RN)

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For a ship from before the silo launched era (in RN, others were doing it) looks very impressive.
Ever-lasting truths: Multi-year budgets/ planning by necessity have to address the painful questions; more often than not the Either-Or prevails over Both-And.
If everyone is thinking the same, then someone is not thinking (attributed to Patton)

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