Future Surface Combatant
The Future Surface Combatant was the projected succesor to Type 22 and Type 23 frigates in service of the British Royal Navy until the program's de facto cancellation in late 2004. One or more classes of vessel however may yet fulfil the Future Surface Combatant capability in replacement of the Type 22 and Type 23 frigates.
Design Although initially envisaged as anti-submarine warfare escorts, since 2001 the emphasis was shifted to a more general warfare role. The design of the ship had not yet been decided, but possibilites included a variation of the Type 45 destroyer hull form or a more radical trimaran design. To this end, the research vessel RV Triton was commissioned to test whether a trimaran could be used in such a large and complex vessel.
See Also
The Royal Navy in the 21st Century
External linksFuture Surface Combatant - The Royal Navy Postwar
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