HMS Campbeltown (Type 31 frigate)

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Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameCampbeltown
Namesake HMS Campbeltown (I42)
Builder Babcock, [1] Rosyth
StatusPlanned
General characteristics
Class and type Type 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) diesel engines [2] 4 × Rolls Royce/MTU 16V 2000 M41B (900 kW) generators
PropulsionMAN Alpha VBS Mk 5 CP propeller, two shafts, CODAD [3]
SpeedIn excess of 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Endurance9,000  nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi)
Complementc. 110 (accommodation for up to 190) [4]
Sensors and
processing systems
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 carried
Aviation facilitiesHelicopter hangar and flight deck
NotesMission bay under flight deck for 6 TEUs. 3 boat bays for RHIBs and USVs/UUVs.

HMS Campbeltown is to be a Type 31 frigate of the Royal Navy and the third vessel named after Campbeltown, a town in Argyll and Bute in Scotland. 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, with Campbeltown after first ship to bear the name, which was pivotal in the St Nazaire raid, a major commando attack on the occupied port of St Nazaire and the destruction of its dry dock in 1942. [8] The plan for the Type 31 project envisages all five units of the class being in service by February 2030. [9]

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