Future Warships & Auxiliaries

A guide to some of the warships under construction, on order or planned for the future.

This section is currently being updated.

Wave Class Auxiliary Oilers (AO)	Future Attack Submarine (FASM)
Albion Class Landing Platform Docks (LPD)	Future Aircraft Carriers (CVF)
Echo Multi-Role Hydrographic and Oceanographic Survey Vessels (SVHO)	Future Surface Combatant (FSC)
River Class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV)	Hospital Ships
Point Class Strategic Lift Transports
Bay Class Alternative Landing Ships Logistic (ALSL).
Astute Class Nuclear Attack Submarines (SSN)
D Class Type 45 Area Air Defence Destroyers
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Above: A computer generated impression of some of the warships and auxiliaries envisaged, planned, ordered or under construction for the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). Left to right are: a patrol ship, a Type 45 destroyer, an Albion Class LPD, an aircraft carrier, H.M.S Ocean, a Wave Class tanker, corvette and an Astute Class submarine.

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© Written and researched by Jeremy Olver. Last updated 3rd September 2000. Disclaimer.