Formidable is the third of five Type 31 frigates now under construction, alongside HMS Venturer and Active which are taking shape in the huge assembly hall specially built for them.

With a blinding arc of light as the laser cutter sliced through steel plate, work started this week on the Royal Navy’s new frigate HMS Formidable. Watched by political, military and business ...

The build of HMS Active has progressed with the lift and turn of the final double bottom section of the second Type 31 frigate being built for the UK Royal Navy, a key milestone in the ...