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Richard Thomas March 26, 2026 Share Copy Link Share on X Share on Linkedin Share on Facebook Two of the three Type 23 frigates in this 2023 image are no longer operational, following the decommissioning of HMS Northumberland (F238). Credit: UK MoD/Crown copyright Healey wrongly said the RN has 17 frigates and destroyers; despite being the Defence Secretary Available strength is far fewer than the 13 actually in service, due to persistent availability problems Low availability is cutting previous standing duties and fuelling claims the RN relies on allies The UK Defence Secretary, John Healey, mistakenly claimed the Royal Navy has 17 frigates and destroyers in its surface fleet, despite the actual total being far fewer, prompting a deluge of scorn from media and online defence observers. 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Tick here to opt out of curated industry news, reports, and event updates Submit Visit our Privacy Policy for more information about our services, how GlobalData may use, process and share your personal data, including information on your rights in respect of your personal data and how you can unsubscribe from future marketing communications. Our services are intended for corporate subscribers and you warrant that the email address submitted is your corporate email address. In a now viral interview with the LBC news outlet, when pressed on the number of Type 23 frigates and Type 45 destroyers in the Royal Navy, claimed, after significant pauses, that 17 were in service. Factually, this is incorrect, with just seven Type 23 frigates in service, along with six Type 45 air defence destroyers, for a total of 13 vessels. This compares with 15 in service at the point at which Healey came into office in July 2024, and down from a previously considered bare minimum of 19 major surface combatants required to perform all of the Royal Navy’s standing tasks. How many frigates and destroyers does the UK have at its disposal? Defence Secretary John Healey can't seem to tell @NickFerrariLBC with any certainty. pic.twitter.com/h6oigoOff5 — LBC (@LBC) March 26, 2026 Digging deeper, and even the current figures, as of March 2026, appear optimistic, with one of the Type 23 frigates, HMS Richmond, in service in name only and expected to be axed when the Defence Investment Plan is eventually published. This would leave just 12 frigates and destroyers in the Royal Navy, with the likelihood that this will drop further still, given the first of the incoming Type 31 and Type 26 frigates are not likely to enter service until 2028 at the earliest. In that time, it is probable that the Royal Navy will lose at least one more Type 23 frigate, likely the general-purpose variant HMS Iron Duke. In fact, the picture is worse still, with three Type 23 frigates actually operational from the seven vessels of the class in service, along with just a single Type 45 destroyer, currently deployed to the waters off Cyprus. Roles such as the Fleet Ready Escort, typically a Type 23 frigate, intended to protect UK waters and often called on to shadow Russian vessels transiting the English Channel, have been axed due to lack of availability, while the Royal Navy has also ended its surface combatant presence in the Middle East. In a global context, the RN is irrelevant As previously argued by Naval Technology, the Royal Navy is provably a second-rank European power, now dependent on allies to escort its aircraft carriers and fulfil Nato duties that had been performed by its own warships. By direct comparison, the world’s largest navy, China’s PLAN, operates in the region of 140 frigates, comprised of around 50 Jiangkai-class frigates, which range from 112-133m in length, and the more modern Jiangkai II guided missiles frigates (FFG), with 40 operational vessels, according to the US Office for Naval Intelligence. The PLAN also has approximately 50 Jiangdao light frigates operational, which could be classified as corvettes, with a length of 90m. In addition, multiple Jiangkai Mod II and III FFGs are known to be under construction. Free Buyers Guide Leading Guide to Warship Design, Build, Modernisation and Repair Solutions for the Naval Industry The document includes detailed information on the manufacturers and suppliers and their products, along with contact details, to inform your purchasing decision. Thank you. Your download email will arrive shortly. 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