Duke Class Collection

Royal Navy Type 23 Frigate HMS Argyll
Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS Argyll is pictured at the end of Exercise Goalkeeper in the Middle East. Based in Plymouth, HMS Argyll is the longest-serving Type 23 frigate in the Royal Navy

Type 23 frigate HMS KENT at Sea, south of the Isle of Wight
Portsmouth-based Type 23 frigate HMS KENT at Sea, south of the Isle of Wight. HMS Kent is one of the newest of the Type 23 frigates within the Royal Navy arsenal

HMS Montrose
Type 23 frigate HMS Montrose is pictured at speed in the Mediterranean Sea during Exercise Cougar 12. The Duke Class ship is taking part in Cougar

Royal Navy Type 23 Frigate HMS Sutherland with a Merlin Helicopter Overhead
A Merlin helicopter flies over Royal Navy Type 23 frigate, HMS Sutherland during a Maritime Combat Power Visit (MCPV) in the Solent

HMS Sutherland monitors Russian warship as it sails through UK waters
Pictured is HMS Sutherland, seen here in the foreground, escorting the Russian Yaroslav Mudry, seen in the background. The Yaroslav Mudry is a Neustrashimy-class frigate

Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS Kent. Built by BAe Systems (formerly Yarrow Shipbuilders) at Scotstoun on the River Clyde, the current HMS Kent is the twelfth ship to bear the name

HMS Richmond
Image of HMS Richmond, a Type 23 frigate. HMS Richmond is the seventh Royal Navy ship to proudly bear the name and enjoys strong links to several affiliations in both Richmond upon Thames

HMS Northumberland
Royal Navy Type 23 Duke class frigate HMS Northumberland is pictured prior to her port visit into Dar Es Salam, Tanzania on the 28th of December 2012

HMS Monmouth
Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS Monmouth is pictured on operation in the Gulf during December 2009

Royal Navy Frigate Escorts Russian Ship through English Channel
Image shows Royal Navy Frigate HMS St Albans (F83) in the background with the Russian frigate Yaroslav Mudry (777) in the foreground, with the UK coastline in the distance

HMS Somerset
Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset is pictured on operations in the Arabian Gulf. HMS Somerset is deployed to the area for 6 months, to participate in Operation TELIC and specifically

HMS Monmouth with HMS Trenchant
Type 23 frigate HMS Monmouth is pictured in the Middle East on operations with submarine HMS Trenchant astern of her, and the ships Lynx helicopter from 815 Naval Air Squadron close by

HMS Argyll
Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS Argyll. The 3rd Royal Navy ship to bear the name, she is also the 3rd of the Royal Navys Duke class frigates and was commissioned on 30 May 1991

Royal Navy Type 23 Frigate HMS Northumberland
HMS Northumberland is pictured during Exercise Khunjar-Hadd with the Omani Navy in the Middle East

HMS Westminster at Gibraltar
The Type 23 frigate HMS Westminster loads up with supplies at Her Majestys Naval Base, Gibraltar on the morning of the 2nd of March 2011 prior to sailing to the eastern Med to replace HMS York

HMS Iron Duke during AFD
Image shows HMS Iron Duke moored in Liverpool Docks for the duration of Armed Forces Day. Based in Portsmouth and Devonport

HMS Iron Duke Fitted with Artisan Radar
Portsmouth-based HMS Iron Duke returns to sea after a 16-month upgrade and now boasts one of the most advanced radars in the world (top)

HMS Montrose Anchored in Grytviken, South Georgia
Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS Montrose is dwarfed by the mountains of The Pot Cove near Grytviken, South Georgia in the South Atlantic

Royal Navy Type 23 Frigate HMS Montrose Navigates the Ice Pack in the South Atlantic
Pictured here is HMS Montrose at the closest point to the ice pack in the South Atlantic. HMS Montrose is deployed as the Atlantic Patrol Task (South) Ship between October 2011 and May 2012

Type 23 Frigate HMS Kent
Royal Navy Type 23 HMS Kent is pictured as she transits up the Firth of Forth. The frigate was heading to the Defence Ammunitions Base at Crombie to off load her ammunition before taking the short

HMS Montrose, a Type 23 Frigate, performed a series of tight turns, during Marstrike 05. The long-planned series of exercises, entitled Marstrike 05

HMS Portland in Bab-el-Mandeb Straits
Type 23 frigate HMS Portland at speed and at action stations during transit of the potentially volatile Bab-el-Mandeb Straits between Yemen and Djibouti, Africa at the narrow south end of the Red Sea

HMS St Albans (F83), the 16th and last of the Royal Navys Type 23 frigates to be built
Pictured is HMS St Albans (F83), the 16th and last of the Royal Navys Type 23 frigates to be built. She was launched on 6 May 2000

HMS Kent carries out manoeuvres off the coast of Djibouti
HMS Kent carries out manoeuvres with French Ship FS Charles De Gaulle(not pictured) as the pair form part of Combined Task Force (CTF) 473 off the coast of Djibouti

HMS Northumberland at sea with Bahraini vessels during IMCMEX 14. Forty-two nations, engaged with their units in a training area stretching between the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea

HMS Kent carries out manoeuvres with French Ship FS Charles De Gaulle as the pair form part of Combined Task Force (CTF) 473 off the coast of Djibouti

HMS Iron Duke in Antarctica
Type 23 frigate HMS Iron Duke anchored off Antarctica, during her South Atlantic deployment in 2014

HMS Queen Elizabeth conducts vital system tests off the coast of Scotland
Pictured is an aerial view of HMS Queen Elizabeth, HMS Iron Duke (centre) and HMS Sutherland (right). The carrier is shown conducting vital system tests off the coast of Scotland

HMS Northumberland in Plymouth Sound
HMS Northumberland transits through Plymouth Sound to Devonport Dockyard on her return from a deployment abroad. Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS Northumberland returned to Plymouth on Friday

Photexof Hms St Albans
Image of HMS St Albans on exercise off the coast of Cornwall. The Type 23 Frigate is currently the Nations on call warship for escorting foreign warships near our waters

SAS Charlotte Maxeke with HMS Portland
South African Navy submarine SAS Charlotte Maxeke cuts through the surface ahead of Type 23 frigate HMS Portland during an exercise of the coast of South Africa

HMS St Albans Boarding Team Returns to the Ship
HMS Albans boarding team returns to the Type 23 frigate following another operation. HMS St Albans was deployed for 6 months in 2011 to the Middle East carrying out Counter Terrorism

Picture is RFA GOLD ROVER with HMS LANCASTER in the background, together on Atlantic Patrol Task (South) duties. RFA GOLD ROVER first joined HMS LANCASTER in the Falklands Islands back in June 2015

Picture are, on the left RFA GOLD ROVER, and on her right HMS LANCASTER sailing together on Atlantic Patrol Task (South) duties

HMS Richmond with Dutch NH-90 Helicopter
A Dutch NH-90 helicopter from HNLMS Amsterdam hovers beside Royal Navy type 23 frigate HMS Richmond during an exercise. HMS Richmond is among the most tried and tested in the Fleet

HMS Argyll with the French Ship FS Mistral
Type 23 frigate HMS Argyll (foreground) is pictured in company with her French counterpart FS Mistral off the West Africa coast

HMS Kent in the Indian Ocean
Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS Kent is pictured during counter piracy operations in the Indian Ocean. HMS Kent is one of the newest of the Type 23 frigates within the Royal Navy arsenal

HMS Argyll with Cape Verde Coast Guard Cutter Guardiao
Type 23 frigate HMS Argyll is pictured in company with the Cape Verde Coastguard cutter Guardio, off the West African coast

Royal Navy Type 23 Frigate HMS Monmouth
Type 23 frigate HMS Monmouth cuts through the English Channel on her way to a deployment in the Middle East. The 13 Type 23 or Duke-class frigates are the core of the front-line Fleet

HMS Monmouths Merlin Helicopter in the Middle East
Type 23 frigate HMS Monmouths Merlin helicopter is pictured over the warship during an exercise with American units in the Middle East

Royal Navy Type 23 Frigate HMS Somerset Sails for Operations Abroad
Pictured is HMS Somerset in the Plymouth Sound as she sails out to sea. HMS Somerset was given a warm send-off by families

Royal Navy Type 23 Frigate HMS Somerset
Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset is pictured during counter piracy operations in the Indian Ocean

Lynx Helicopter Firing Flares Over HMS Monmouth
HMS Monmouths Lynx Mk 8 helicopter creates a stunning backdrop of decoy flares during a test of her countermeasures systems in the Middle East

HMS Monmouth Passing Under the Suez Canal Bridge at Al Qantara, Egypt
Type 23 frigate HMS Monmouth passes under the Suez Canal Bridge at Al Qantarah in Egypt during her passage to the Middle East

HMS St Albans and USS Philippine Sea Refuel from USNS Tippecanoe
Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS ST Albans (right) takes up station for replenishment whilst USS Philippine Sea (left) has already commenced replenishing from USNS Tippecanoe (centre)

Type 23 Frigate HMS Monmouth Sails for the Middle East
Pictured is " The Black Duke" normally known as HMS Monmouth as she powers through the water at the start of her deployment to the Middle East

Stores Transfer by Lynx Helicopter to HMS Westminster off Libya
HMS Cumberlands Lynx helicopter transfers essential stores and ammunition to HMS Westminster. HMS Westminster the Portsmouth based Type 23 Frigate

HMS Westminster Enroute to Libya to Aid in the Humanitarian Effort
HMS Westminster during her transit towards Libya as part of the humanitarian effort to support civilians and evacuees from Libya

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"Duke Class: Guardians of the Seas" In a display of naval power and unwavering commitment, the Royal Navy's Duke Class frigates stand tall as formidable protectors. From the sleek HMS Sutherland with its mighty Merlin Helicopter overhead to the steadfast Type 23 frigate HMS Kent sailing south of the Isle of Wight, these vessels embody strength and resilience. With their cutting-edge technology and skilled crews, these warships are always ready for action. The indomitable HMS Argyll leads the pack, showcasing its prowess in every mission it undertakes. Whether monitoring Russian warships passing through UK waters or patrolling vast oceans, they ensure our safety remains uncompromised. As waves crash against their hulls, each ship carries a unique legacy. HMS Lancaster sails with pride while HMS Richmond stands firm in its duty to defend our shores. Meanwhile, both HMS Northumberland and HMS Monmouth exemplify bravery as they navigate treacherous waters. United by purpose and driven by excellence, these ships form an unbreakable bond within the Duke Class fleet. Alongside them is the resolute Type 23 frigate HMS Montrose and her companion vessel, HM Submarine Trenchant – together safeguarding our nation's interests with unwavering resolve. From turbulent seas to calm horizons, this elite group epitomizes dedication to service. With every voyage embarked upon by these magnificent vessels comes a renewed sense of security for all who call Britain home. The Duke Class frigates symbolize more than just military might; they represent unity among nations and a shared commitment to peacekeeping efforts worldwide. As they sail into unknown territories guided by honor and valor under their proud ensigns, we can rest assured that our seas remain protected thanks to their watchful presence. Long live the Duke Class – guardians of our maritime heritage.