HMS Venturer (Type 31 frigate)

HMS Venturer is the lead ship of the Type 31 frigate-class currently under construction for the Royal Navy and the seventh vessel named HMS Venturer.[8]

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Venturer.

History
United Kingdom
NameVenturer
NamesakeHMS Venturer (P68)
BuilderBabcock,[1] Rosyth
Laid down26 April 2022[2]
StatusUnder construction
General characteristics
Class and typeType 31 frigate
Displacement5,700 t (5,600 long tons)
Length138.7 m (455 ft 1 in)
Installed power4 × Rolls Royce/MTU 20V 8000 M71 8.2 MW (11,000 hp) diesel engines[3] 4 × Rolls Royce/MTU 16V 2000 M41B 900 kW (1,200 hp) generators
PropulsionMAN Alpha VBS Mk 5 CP propeller, two shafts, CODAD[4]
Speed> 28 knots
Endurance9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi)
Complement80–100 (accommodation for up to 160)
Sensors and
processing systems		Thales TACTICOS combat management system, Thales NS110 3D radar, Raytheon Warship Integrated Navigation and Bridge System, Terma Scanter and Raytheon NSX navigation radars, 2 Mirador Mk2 EOS, Viasat Ultrahigh-frequency satellite communications[5]
Electronic warfare
& decoys		Vigile-D ESM
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × Wildcat or Merlin helicopter
Aviation facilitiesHelicopter hangar and flight deck
NotesMission bay under flight deck for 6 TEUs. 3 boat bays for RHIBs and USVs/UUVs.

In May 2021, the names of the five planned Type 31 ships were announced by the First Sea Lord. The names were selected to represent key themes that represent the future plans of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. Venturer, named after the Second World War submarine Venturer (P68), the only submarine ever to have, while underwater, destroyed an enemy submarine in underwater battle, symbolises technology and innovation.[9]

As of 2021, planning envisages Venturer being launched in 2023 and entering service by the 2025.[10] The entire class is to be in service by February 2030.[11][8][12]

First steel was cut for the new ship on 23 September 2021 signalling the start of construction.[13] The keel of the ship was ceremonially laid down in April 2022.[2]

References
  1. "Babcock Team 31 selected as preferred bidder for UK Type 31 frigate programme". babcockinternational. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  2. "Keel laying for Royal Navy's Type 31 frigate showcases Babcock workforce". 26 April 2022.
  3. "Rolls-Royce Seals Propulsion Systems Contract For Royal Navy's Type 31 Frigates". navalnews.com. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  4. "MAN to supply propulsion for Royal Navy frigates". 27 April 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  5. Chuter, Andrew (3 November 2020). "Viasat to supply Britain's future frigate with satellite communications tech". defensenews.com. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  6. "Royal Navy's Type 31 frigates to be fitted with Mk41 vertical launch system". Navy Lookout. 17 May 2023.
  7. Childs, Nick (7 October 2019). "UK's naval balancing act: getting the Type-31 frigate right". iiss.org/. IISS. Retrieved 1 October 2020. as well as up to 24 MBDA Sea Ceptor local-area air-defence missiles
  8. "Ships to inspire – names of Type 31 frigates revealed". Royal Navy. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  9. "Royal Navy's Type 31 frigates have names; HMS Active recalls her predecessor and Falklands liberation". MercoPress South Atlantic News Agency. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  10. Lookout, Naval (16 January 2023). "Naval Lookout".
  11. "Royal Navy formally announces the names of the 'inspiration class' Type 31 frigates". Navy Lookout. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  12. Royal Navy - Inspiration class names
  13. "Steel cut for first Type 31 frigate – HMS Venturer". Navy Lookout. 23 September 2021.
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