![]() ![]() Type 23 frigates were originally designed for anti-submarine warfare (ASW), but the addition of the vertical-launched Seawolf point missile defence system and the Boeing Harpoon surface-to-surface missile has expanded its role to include anti-surface warfare (ASuW).Ī total of 16 Type 23 vessels were built to date and the first of these was commissioned in 1990. ![]() ![]() The frigates are the core of the Royal Navy’s front-line fleet designed to safeguard Britain’s important maritime trade routes. Type 23 Duke class frigates are multi-role warships built by Swan Hunter and BAE Systems for the UK’s Royal Navy. ![]()
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