FOR the first time in more than five years, HMS Iron Duke one of the greatest names in British military and Royal Navy history has gone back to sea as one of the nation’s most advanced frigates, after a major refurbishment in Plymouth.
After more than 1.7 million hours of labour were poured into her by shipwrights, engineers, technicians and experts both civilian and Royal Navy the Type 23 frigate has begun sea trials to test all the changes and improvements carried out since she last sailed under her own power in 2017.
The crew moved back onboard in November and have been working with staff at Devonport to add the finishing touches of the massive revamp.
The Royal Navy says Iron Duke known affectionately as the Iron Duck has undergone a more complex overhaul than any other Type 23 frigate to date, going through the life extension programme, not least structural work to the hull almost twice that of any previous refit in the class.
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