HMS Glasgow will continue outfitting at Scotstoun before being handed over to the Royal Navy, expected in late-2026, to begin sea trails ahead of its eventual entry into service, possibly in 2028.

Royal Navy: How close are Type 26 ships HMS Glasgow, Cardiff, Belfast, Birmingham and Sheffield to being built. By Freddie Webb. Defence Reporter. Comment. Published 26th Jun 2025, 14:55 BST.

Construction on the U.K. Royal Navy's future HMS Birmingham has officially commenced at BAE Systems’ Govan shipyard in Glasgow. Work on the first three Type 26 ships is well under way with HMS ...

Last time we heard anything about the Type 26 program was about two years ago, when Prince William kicked off the build of a ship in this family called HMS Belfast. It was the third of its kind to ...

The Janet Harvey Hall in Govan is big enough for two Type 26 anti-submarine warships to be built side-by-side. ... The first vessel HMS Glasgow entered the water in December 2022.

Kate was named the sponsor of the state-of-the-art Type 26 anti-submarine frigate in June 2021, a vessel designed to provide protection to the UK's aircraft carriers. The following year, Kate met ...

This will be HMS Glasgow, the first of eight Type 26 frigates that are part of this new class. Like its sister ships, HMS Glasgow, currently in the final stages of development, will mainly serve ...

Today marks another important milestone in the regeneration of the Royal Navy. Last week it was the naming of HMS Glasgow, our new Type 26 anti-submarine frigate. Today, it is the roll out of HMS ...

BAE Systems has begun integrating the first Mk 45 Mod 4A medium-calibre gun system onboard the future HMS Glasgow (F 88), the lead vessel in the UK Royal Navy's (RN's) Type 26 City-class frigate ...