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# Babcock rolls out Royal Navy's first Type 31 frigate HMS Venturer
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-05-27-babcock-type31-venturer-rollout/
- Published: 2025-05-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T04:01:14.000Z
- Description: Babcock rolled the Royal Navy's first Type 31 frigate, the future HMS Venturer, out of its Rosyth build hall on 27 May 2025, ahead of float-off; three of the five planned ships are now in production.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [Babcock International press release, 27 May 2025](https://www.babcockinternational.com/news/hms-venturer-ventures-forth-as-the-first-type-31-frigate-makes-its-debut/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not disclose the programme's contract value or confirm a firm in-service date beyond the stated 10-year build window.

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