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HMS Venturer – what hope will the new Type 31 frigate offer the Royal Navy?

HMS Venturer – what hope will the new Type 31 frigate offer the Royal Navy?

Update: 2025-05-29
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As the Royal Navy unveils HMS Venturer to the public for the first time – we ask, what hope does the first Inspiration Class Frigate offer a surface fleet short on ships and sailors?

Sitrep’s reporter David Sivills-McCann has all the answers - he witnessed the new type 31 frigate rolling out of the build hall in Rosyth. The former second sea lord and Babcock chief executive of marine Sir Nick Hine says the Royal Navy will love her.

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HMS Venturer – what hope will the new Type 31 frigate offer the Royal Navy?

HMS Venturer – what hope will the new Type 31 frigate offer the Royal Navy?