Construction work is continuing on the first of the new Type 31 frigates HMS Venturer. It has been 18 months since her keel was laid, and now the vessel is beginning to resemble a warship.

But the Venturer Hall is big enough to allow two frigates to be built side by side. Starting next year, the 6,000-ton military ship will be joined by its sister HMS Active for the, building process.

A major shipbuilding program for the Royal Navy is now underway, with the first steel being cut for HMS Venturer, the lead ship of the Type 31 Inspiration class frigates, which will replace the ...

HMS Venturer is "a powerful symbol of UK naval ambition and sovereign capability", said former Second Sea Lord Sir Nick Hine. ByCiaran McGrath, Senior News Reporter 19:00, Tue, May 27, 2025 ...

HMS Venturer emerged from the assembly hall named after her at the end of last month, and was carefully inched out on a gigantic low-loader, and then on to a special partly-submersible barge. The ...

HMS Venturer made its debut on the River Forth after four years of construction. It is one of five Type 31 frigates that will patrol the oceans this century.

It is possible that HMS Venturer enters service in early-to-mid 2027, depending on outfitting and how sea trials perform, given the vessel is the first in its class.

They got to meet HMS Venturer and admire it up close. This will be the Navy's first unit in the new Type 31 frigate class, and these nine enthusiastic seamen are part of its future 100-people crew.

Princess Anne has become linked with the Type 31 frigate HMS Venturer. Her Royal Highness met those responsible for constructing the vessel, as well as sailors charged with turning the 455ft into ...

First steel was cut Thursday for the first of the UK Royal Navy’s five new Type 31 frigates, HMS Venturer. The historic ceremony took place at Babcock's factory in Rosyth, Scotland, where the ...