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Frigate HMS Bulldog (...)

Frigate HMS Bulldog (...) 0

Classification

Ship class:
Inspiration-class frigate (Type 31)
Type:
Frigate

Basic information

Operator:
Royal NavyRoyal Navy
Country of build:
Builder:
Babcock InternationalBabcock International
Status:
Under construction

Ship measurements

Displacement:
7,000 t
Length:
138.7 m
Beam:
19.75 m

Machine

Propulsion system:
CODAD
Propulsion:
  • 4 * Rolls Royce/MTU 20V 8000 M71 (8.2 MW) diesel engines
  • 4 * Rolls Royce/MTU 16V 2000 M41B (900 kW) generators
  • MAN Alpha VBS Mk 5 CP propeller
  • 2 * Shafts
Range:
9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi)

Personnel

Complement:
100
Total capacity:
180

Combat assets

Cargo capacity:
  • 6 * TEUs
Boats & landing craft:
  • 4 * RHIBs and USVs/UUVs
Electronics:
  • Thales Nederland TACTICOS combat management system
  • Thales NS110 4D Dual-Axis Multi-Beam AESA Radar
  • Anschütz Warship Integrated Navigation and Bridge System
  • Terma Scanter and Anschütz NSX navigation radars
  • 2 * Mirador Mk2 EOS
  • Viasat Ultrahigh-frequency satellite communications
  • Sonar 2170 or SSTD
  • MEWSIC
Armament:
  • 32-cell Mark 41 VLS for various missiles including Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon and Sea Ceptor anti-air missiles
  • 1 * 57 mm Mark 110 gun
  • 2 * Bofors 40 Mk4 gun
  • 12.7 mm Heavy Machine Guns
Aircraft:
  • 1 * AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat + UAV or
  • 1 * AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin
  • Helicopter hangar sized for Merlin and flight deck sized for Boeing CH-47 Chinook
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