The RN 1st Type 31 frigate, HMS Venturer, will not be delivered until 2028, 2 years late. Babcock blames the corona virus, inflation, the supply chain and construction errors. Weapon integration, testing, and crew training would delay the operational status into the early 1930s. The 1st Type 31s would also have to return to Rosyth later for Mk 41 VLS installation. All this while the RN has 3 operational frigates and needs 13.

The RN 1st Type 31 frigate, HMS Venturer, will not be delivered until 2028, 2 years late. Babcock blames the corona virus, inflation, the supply chain and construction errors. Weapon integration, testing, and crew training would delay the operational status into the early 1930s. The 1st Type 31s would also have to return to Rosyth later for Mk 41 VLS installation. All this while the RN has 3 operational frigates and needs 13.