Rob, You are probably not too far wrong there. A T45 ‘cut and shut’ version about 10-15 metres shorter as a general service frigate would be a low risk option as would a slightly larger land attack variant with bigger guns and Tomahawk.
I don’t think we have necesarily seen the last of the River class yet either as these are apparently proving cheap to run (I spoke to the no1 of the one at IFOS in 2005 and he said the RN were ‘delighted’ with their costs) and a Corvette version could be an option with a suitable uplift in weaponry and sensors, although they would always be a compromise in many respects.
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