BAE Systems cuts steel for second Royal Navy Type 26 frigate Cardiff

BAE Systems cuts steel for second Royal Navy Type 26 frigate Cardiff

An artist’s rendering of the Type 26 Global Combat Ship

Photo: BAE Systems

Construction of the second of eight Royal Navy Type 26 frigates has gotten underway with a ceremony on the river Clyde.

The first steel for future HMS Cardiff was cut at prime contractor BAE Systems’ Govan shipyard where the company has already assembled first blocks of the lead City-class frigate HMS Glasgow.

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