This week was extra special for nine Royal Navy sailors led by Senior Naval Officer Commander Chris Cozens. They got to meet HMS Venturer and admire it up close. This will be the Navy's first unit in ...

Babcock International Group continues its successful delivery of the Royal Navy Type 31 frigates with the keel laying of HMS Active, the second of the five-ship Inspiration class program. The two ...

Images released by Babcock in February 2024 showing progress being made on the hullform and superstructure of the future HMS Venturer at its facilities in Rosyth, Scotland. (Babcock International) ...

HMS Venturer seen under construction in Rosyth in July 2023. (Crown Copyright) Babcock will delay the launch of the UK Royal Navy's first Type 31 Inspiration-class ...

The Malin Augustea barge has been used for frigate float-off operations for both HMS Active and the first ship in the Type 31 class, HMS Venturer. Use of the barge is also operated in the same ...

Babcock International Group has achieved two milestones in the delivery of the Royal Navy’s Type 31, Inspiration Class program, as the Steel Cut for HMS Bulldog and the Rollout of HMS Active took ...

The build of the future HMS Active, second of five Type 31 general purpose frigates contracted for the UK Royal Navy, has achieved another assembly milestone with the lift into place of the final ...

The award by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to Babcock of a contract to perform a Capability Insertion Period (CIP) across all five future Type 31 frigates could indicate that the integration of the ...

What You Need to Know: The Royal Navy’s new shipbuilding strategy aims to regain maritime prominence with the construction of five Type 31 frigates. These Inspiration-class vessels are designed as ...

Strong waves were lapping against the hull of a new advanced warship as she was floated on the water for the first time. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get unlimited ...

Guests and workers observe the progress on Ship 1 – HMS Venturer in the Venturer Build Hall – following the ceremony for the Royal Navy’s second in class Type 31 frigate HMS Active at Babcock’s Rosyth ...