The Type 22 frigate is a warship class of the Royal Navy also known as the Broadsword Class. Fourteen of the class have been built, however only four (Batch 3 ships) are now in service with the Royal Navy.

The Type 22 was designed at first to be anti-submarine warfare vessels as part of the Royal Navy's contribution to NATO. These ships since evolved into powerful anti-air, anti-surface and anti-submarine warships. There are currently three batches off the ship, four batch one, six batch two and four batch three.

Characteristics

• Length: 131.2 metres/430 feet (Batch 1/2), 148.1 metres/485.9 feet (Batch 3)
• Displacement full load, tons: 4,400 (Batch 1), 4,800 (Batch 2), 4,900 (Batch 3)
• Speed, knots: 30

Weapons (UK Ships)

• 2 x quad Harpoon missile launchers
• 2 x 6 Sea Wolf GWS 25 Mod 3 missile launchers
• 4.5-inch (114mm) Vickers Mk 8 gun (not first batch)
• General Electric 30mm 7-Barrel Goalkeeper
• 2 DES/MSI DS 30B 30mm/75
• 6 324mm Plessey STWS Mk2 Launchers - Marconi Stingray
• 2 Westland Lynx HMA8 (Sea Sku and Stingray Torpedoes)

Sensors (UK Ships)

• Marconi Type 967/968
• Kelvin Hughes Type 1007
• Two Marconi Type 911
• Ferranti/Thompson-Sintra Type 2050 (sonar)
• Dowty Type 2031 (sonar)