Did the HMS Argyll (F231) which to my knowledge never got a major refit this decade soon be in line for one?
With the service lives of the Type 22s and Type 23s now extended by another four years (HMS Argylls 2019/2023).
https://www.strategyworld.com/militaryforums/8-14783.aspx
Will she soon get a major udgrade? Or just enough repair to keep her functional?
Rosyth wins warship missile refit
The Royal Navy warship HMS Argyll is to have her missile system upgraded in a major £19m refit in Fife.
The Type 23 frigate has just arrived in Rosyth for a year-long overhaul by 120 Babcock staff who will provide her with new electronic guns.
It will also get a new weapon control system, a new computer system, upgraded living quarters, and a sonar upgrade.
The updated Sea Wolf missile system is similar to that used on the Navy’s new Type 45 destroyers
It will boost the power and accuracy of the weapons and is designed to sustain the capability of the Type 23 frigates even as technology moves forward.
Commodore Brian Archibald, MoD head of surface combatants, said the updated Sea Wolf weapons system could counter a target travelling at twice the speed of sound from over 20 miles away.
He said: “We are rolling this update out across the frigate fleet in response to the increasing threat of faster, lower flying missiles.
“The update is so advanced it will even guard against future missile developments.
“In addition to war fighting roles the ship can conduct a wide range of tasks including anti-piracy and anti-smuggling activities, disaster relief work and surveillance operations, particularly in the northern Arabian Gulf.”
Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy, who was in Fife on Friday, said: “It’s great to see a resurgence in the ship yards thanks largely to a number of defence contracts over the past decade.
“Companies in Fife such as Babcock work hard to win these contracts and ensure staff have the skills and expertise to deliver challenging and important government projects.”
Mike Pettigrew, managing director of Babcock at Rosyth said: “The award of this contract continues to allow us to develop the high level of skill sets required to support the Royal Navy, and further strengthens our partnering relationships with the MoD through the Surface Ship Support Alliance.”
Thanks everyone, loads of info!
It’s interesting to note that while engine power went up and up throughout the course of the war the power:weight ratio didn’t really increase all that much. Is that right? At least until the Crecy was built … does anyone have more details than Wikipedia on the Crecy engine? I know they had a prototype built and running but it didn’t seem to produce as much power as you would expect from a 2-stroke.
The other thing I was wondering is since the Eagle was so enourmous and heavy, what was it supposed to fit into? Were they planning on shoehorning it into a Spitfire/Spiteful for example? Or was it intended only for new aircraft, e.g.
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