HMS Somerset sails from Devonport on 25 March. (Royal Navy)

The UK Royal Navy's (RN's) Duke-class Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset (F82) has returned to sea following the completion of a four-year life-extension (LIFEX) refit.

Somerset is one of 12 remaining Type 23 frigates (four general-purpose frigates and eight configured for anti-surface warfare) that entered service from the late 1980s, and is the eleventh ship in the class overall. The frigates, which originally had an intended lifespan of 18 years, are undergoing a major overhaul seeking to to extend their service lives until the RN's new Type 26 and 31 frigates start entering service later this decade and into the mid-2030s.

Somerset entered dry dock at the Frigate Support Centre in Devonport in 2018 to begin its programme of work, which included maintenance, updates, and structural improvements to the hull and living spaces.

HMS Somerset sails from Devonport on 25 March. (Royal Navy)

The UK Royal Navy's (RN's) Duke-class Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset (F82) has returned to sea following the completion of a four-year life-extension (LIFEX) refit.

Somerset is one of 12 remaining Type 23 frigates (four general-purpose frigates and eight configured for anti-surface warfare) that entered service from the late 1980s, and is the eleventh ship in the class overall. The frigates, which originally had an intended lifespan of 18 years, are undergoing a major overhaul seeking to to extend their service lives until the RN's new Type 26 and 31 frigates start entering service later this decade and into the mid-2030s.

Somerset entered dry dock at the Frigate Support Centre in Devonport in 2018 to begin its programme of work, which included maintenance, updates, and structural improvements to the hull and living spaces.

HMS Somerset sails from Devonport on 25 March. (Royal Navy)

The UK Royal Navy's (RN's) Duke-class Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset (F82) has returned to sea following the completion of a four-year life-extension (LIFEX) refit.

Somerset is one of 12 remaining Type 23 frigates (four general-purpose frigates and eight configured for anti-surface warfare) that entered service from the late 1980s, and is the eleventh ship in the class overall. The frigates, which originally had an intended lifespan of 18 years, are undergoing a major overhaul seeking to to extend their service lives until the RN's new Type 26 and 31 frigates start entering service later this decade and into the mid-2030s.

Somerset entered dry dock at the Frigate Support Centre in Devonport in 2018 to begin its programme of work, which included maintenance, updates, and structural improvements to the hull and living spaces.

HMS Somerset sails from Devonport on 25 March. (Royal Navy)

The UK Royal Navy's (RN's) Duke-class Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset (F82) has returned to sea following the completion of a four-year life-extension (LIFEX) refit.

Somerset is one of 12 remaining Type 23 frigates (four general-purpose frigates and eight configured for anti-surface warfare) that entered service from the late 1980s, and is the eleventh ship in the class overall. The frigates, which originally had an intended lifespan of 18 years, are undergoing a major overhaul seeking to to extend their service lives until the RN's new Type 26 and 31 frigates start entering service later this decade and into the mid-2030s.

Somerset entered dry dock at the Frigate Support Centre in Devonport in 2018 to begin its programme of work, which included maintenance, updates, and structural improvements to the hull and living spaces.

HMS Somerset sails from Devonport on 25 March. (Royal Navy)

The UK Royal Navy's (RN's) Duke-class Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset (F82) has returned to sea following the completion of a four-year life-extension (LIFEX) refit.

Somerset is one of 12 remaining Type 23 frigates (four general-purpose frigates and eight configured for anti-surface warfare) that entered service from the late 1980s, and is the eleventh ship in the class overall. The frigates, which originally had an intended lifespan of 18 years, are undergoing a major overhaul seeking to to extend their service lives until the RN's new Type 26 and 31 frigates start entering service later this decade and into the mid-2030s.

Somerset entered dry dock at the Frigate Support Centre in Devonport in 2018 to begin its programme of work, which included maintenance, updates, and structural improvements to the hull and living spaces.

HMS Somerset sails from Devonport on 25 March. (Royal Navy)

The UK Royal Navy's (RN's) Duke-class Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset (F82) has returned to sea following the completion of a four-year life-extension (LIFEX) refit.

Somerset is one of 12 remaining Type 23 frigates (four general-purpose frigates and eight configured for anti-surface warfare) that entered service from the late 1980s, and is the eleventh ship in the class overall. The frigates, which originally had an intended lifespan of 18 years, are undergoing a major overhaul seeking to to extend their service lives until the RN's new Type 26 and 31 frigates start entering service later this decade and into the mid-2030s.

Somerset entered dry dock at the Frigate Support Centre in Devonport in 2018 to begin its programme of work, which included maintenance, updates, and structural improvements to the hull and living spaces.