Type Anti-submarine warfare frigate[4]
Displacement 6,900 t (6,800 long tons; 7,600 short tons),[9] 8,000+ t full load[10][11]
Length 149.9 m (491 ft 10 in)[9]
Beam 20.8 m (68 ft 3 in)[9]
Propulsion
CODLOG configuration:[12]
1 × Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbine[13]
4 × MTU Type 20V 4000 M53B high-speed diesel generators[13]
2 × electric motors
Speed In excess of 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph)[9]
Range In excess of 7,000 nmi (13,000 km) in electric-motor (EM) drive[9]
Boats & landing
craft carried 2
Complement 157[9] (capacity for 208)[9]
Sensors and
processing systems
Radar
3D radar - Type 997 Artisan
Kelvin Hughes Ltd SharpEye navigation radar[14]
Terma SCANTER 6000 2D X-Band navigation radar[15]
Sonar
Sonar 2087 (towed array sonar)
Ultra Electronics Type 2150 bow sonar
Satcom
SCOT-5 satcom[12]
Electronic warfare
& decoys IRVIN-GQ DLF decoys[12]
Armament
Missiles:
2x 24-cell VLS for 48 Sea Ceptor anti-air missiles
24-cell Mark 41 VLS for various missiles including Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon.[16][17][18][19]
Guns:
1 × 5-inch 62-calibre Mk 45 naval gun[20]
2 × 30 mm DS30M Mk2 guns
2 × Phalanx CIWS
2 × miniguns
4 × general purpose machine guns
Aircraft carried
Accommodation for two helicopters:
Wildcat, armed with;
4 × anti-ship missiles, or
2 × anti-submarine torpedoes
20 × Martlet multirole air-surface missiles
Mk 11 depth charges
AgustaWestland Merlin, armed with;
4 × anti-submarine torpedoes
Aviation facilities
Large Chinook-capable flight deck
Enclosed hangar
Facilities for UAVs
Notes
Flexible Mission Bay[21]
Rolls-Royce Mission Bay Handling System