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 motorsSpeed 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 & landingcraft carried 2Complement 157[9] (capacity for 208)[9]Sensors andprocessing systems
Radar3D radar - Type 997 ArtisanKelvin Hughes Ltd SharpEye navigation radar[14]Terma SCANTER 6000 2D X-Band navigation radar[15]SonarSonar 2087 (towed array sonar)Ultra Electronics Type 2150 bow sonarSatcomSCOT-5 satcom[12]Electronic warfare& decoys IRVIN-GQ DLF decoys[12]Armament
Missiles:2x 24-cell VLS for 48 Sea Ceptor anti-air missiles24-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 guns2 × Phalanx CIWS2 × miniguns4 × general purpose machine gunsAircraft carried
Accommodation for two helicopters:Wildcat, armed with;4 × anti-ship missiles, or2 × anti-submarine torpedoes20 × Martlet multirole air-surface missilesMk 11 depth chargesAgustaWestland Merlin, armed with;4 × anti-submarine torpedoesAviation facilities Large Chinook-capable flight deckEnclosed hangarFacilities for UAVsNotes
Flexible Mission Bay[21]Rolls-Royce Mission Bay Handling System