Once her current sea trials are completed, HMS St. Albans, with her 178-strong crew, will return to sea as the most advanced, equipped, and capable Type 23 frigate in the Royal Navy’s fleet, boasting next-generation weapons systems and radar.
Babcock has been awarded a new five-year contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to continue providing in-service support for the Royal Navy’s Ships Protective System (SPS) equipment.
The contracts are for two mid-size LPG carriers for a Chinese shipyard customer and European owner plus six Very Large Ammonia Carriers (VLACs) for a Chinese shipyard customer and an Asian-based shipowner.
Babcock and the Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) have signed an initial contract for the multi-year refit of the second of the UK's Vanguard Class nuclear submarines, HMS Victorious.
Babcock has welcomed home HMS Montrose, part of the Royal Navy's Type 23 frigate fleet, to her Devonport base port following the ships 4-year deployment from the UK.