The saga of the Royal Navy's carriers after 1966 has been the main focus of interest here, but the workhorse of the RN then as now was the frigate.
By the 1970s the RN had plans to replace its Type 12 Leander class frigates with the larger all missile armed Type 22.
Leanders were designed...
1970s
aaw
alternate history
anti-air warfare
anti-submarine warfare
anti-surface warfare
area air defence
asuw
asw
cold war
escort vessel
frigates
great britain
late 1960s
north atlantic treaty organisation
royal navy
Artist's impression of FREMM Extended Range (ER) dedicated to air defense missions to be unveiled at Euronaval 2012.
Source:
http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=644
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