Trumpeter 1/700 HMS Westminster F237 Type 23 Frigate Scaled Plastic Model Kit

The Type 23 frigate serves in the British Royal Navy. All ships of this class are named after British Dukes, so the class is also known as the Duke class. Among the current ships of the Royal Navy, the largest number of surface warships is undoubtedly the 16 Type 23 frigates, and the last "St Albans" was officially commissioned in November 2001. The Type 23 frigate is equipped with anti-submarine, air defence, anti-ship, and anti-shore offensive and defensive capabilities, with particularly strong anti-submarine capabilities. The Duke-class frigate was the world's first frigate equipped with a vertical missile launcher. Westminster began construction in January 1991 and entered service in May 1994.