HMS GLASGOW

HMS GLASGOW is the first of a class of eight new Type 26 Frigates being built at BAE Systems on the River Clyde. She is a new modern warship ship in all respects, from her onboard systems to her accommodation for the Ship’s Company. The ship’s accommodation is traditionally split into Mess Decks, with members of the Ship’s Company being allocated to a mess deck by their Rank or Rate.

The mess decks are split as follows: Wardroom for the officers, Senior Rates, and Junior Rates. Officer accommodation will have single-birth cabins for the senior officers and two and four berth cabins for the junior officers. Senior Rates will have two, four, and six-berth cabins depending on their Rate, and juniors ratings will have either six or nine-berth cabins. The Commanding Officer of the ship will have their own suite of a large day cabin, which will double as their office and space for functions, and a night cabin with sleeping and washing facilities, as is traditional in the Royal Navy.

The cabins follow the newer designs from the recent Destroyers and Carriers will give Ship’s Company plenty of room in their bunks and storage space for their kit. Each Mess area will also have its own social area, where the Ship’s Company can relax and socialise together.

The Ship’s Company is made up of various branches, Warfare, Engineers, Logistics, and Executive. Members of the Warfare department often work on the Bridge or in the Operations Room managing the navigation of the ship and its operational tasking.

Engineers can be found throughout the ship being Weapon, Marine, and Aviation in trade, keeping the ship’s or the embarked helicopter’s systems functioning. These jobs can be in all sorts of places such as in engine rooms, up the Foremast, or on the flight deck with the embarked helicopter.

To keep the ship running logistic personnel will be looking after the stores on board, managing the admin of the Ship’s Company, medical personnel looking after the health of the crew, and Chefs working around the clock to keep the crew fed from the Galley.

The Executive team on board looks after the day-to-day coordination of the ship’s activity, ranging from discipline to gym facilities, keeping the discipline. HMS GLASGOW is expected to enter service in 2028 with the rest of the class following and will be the Royal Navy’s newest and most modern warship.

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