HMS Cardiff

HMS Cardiff is fitted with a world class low frequency active and passive towed array sonar, used to detect, classify and track submarines before they detect her.
The Type 26’s missile silos provide a wide choice of weapons to counter any threat.

The flight deck will be able to accommodate helicopters up to the size of the RAF’s Chinooks, while her loading bay can quickly adapt to house and deploy vessels, vehicles and containers.

The result? A frigate empowered to adapt to changing missions, from disaster relief and humanitarian aid operations to embarking military forces or supporting diving operations.

Once fully operational, the eventual complement of the HMS Cardiff will be 161 Royal Navy personnel, which is divided into four main departments - Warfare, Weapons Engineering, Marine Engineering, and Logistics.