Type 83 destroyer

Class overview
NameType 83 destroyer
Operators Royal Navy
Preceded byType 45
BuiltLate 2030s (planned)[1]
General characteristics (conceptual)
TypeGuided-missile destroyer

The Type 83 destroyer is a proposed class of guided-missile destroyers which is planned to enter service with the United Kingdom's Royal Navy in the mid-to-late 2030s. It is being developed as a direct replacement for the current flotilla of six Type 45 destroyers.[2][3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference NL1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "UK announces new Type 83 Destroyer". UK Defence Journal. 22 March 2021. Archived from the original on 22 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Defence in a competitive age" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. March 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.