Template:Type 23 frigate weapon fit
- Anti-air missiles:
- 1 × 32-cell Sea Ceptor GWS 35 Vertical Launching System (VLS) canisters for 32 missiles (1–25+ km)[1] (replaced original Sea Wolf SAM)
- Anti-ship missiles:
- 2 × quad Harpoon Block 1C (originally fit, retired 2023);[2][3] being replaced by Naval Strike Missile (fit to F82 as of 2023)[4][5][6]
- Anti-submarine torpedoes:
- 2 × twin 12.75 in (324 mm) Sting Ray torpedo tubes
- Guns:
- 1 × BAE 4.5 inch Mk 8 naval gun
- 2 × 30 mm DS30M Mk2 guns, or, 2 × 30 mm DS30B guns
- 2 × Miniguns (replaced by Browning .50 caliber heavy machine guns as of 2023)[7]
- 4 × General-purpose machine guns
- ^ Peruzzi, Luca. "Royal Navy unveiled Sea Ceptor and launched first user group at DSEI 2017". European Defence Review. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ Scott, Richard (19 December 2023). "First NSM fit on RN Type 23 frigate". Janes. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ Navy Lookout [@NavyLookout] (December 18, 2023). "@NavyLookout First view of Royal Navy warship equipped with the Naval Strike Missile" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Royal Navy ships to be fitted with advanced new missile system". gov.uk. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ Scott, Richard (February 16, 2022). "UK confirms cancellation of I-SSGW programme". Janes Information Services. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- ^ "In focus: the 50 cal heavy machine gun in Royal Navy service". Navy Lookout. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.