The following year he trained as a Principal Warfare Officer and served as the Underwater Warfare Officer in the Destroyer HMS BIRMINGHAM, before returning to the Fleet Air Arm and the Lynx ...

Of the other four Type 26 vessels under construction, HMS Belfast and HMS Birmingham are being fabricated at Govan, while HMS Glasgow and HMS Cardiff are undergoing outfitting at Scotstoun.

The two ships will join HMS Glasgow, HMS Belfast, HMS Cardiff, HMS Birmingham and HMS London. The final name has yet to be announced. All of the Type 26 frigates will be built on the Clyde ...

Early steel fabrication work has started on the next ships, HMS Belfast and HMS Birmingham, at the Govan site. The eight Type 26 frigates are expected to enter service between 2028 and the mid-2030s.