This is Leander,Cammell Laird's entry in to the Royal Navy's Type 31 frigate competition.
Photo: Cammell Laird
These are the environmental conditions Leander is designed to operate in.
This is Commodore Steve Dainton and Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson touring the Royal Navy's new base,Her Majesty's Ship Jufair,at Mina Sultan port in Manama,Bahrain.
Photo: www.seatemperature.org
These are the average monthly sea water temperatures for Manama,Bahrain,which exceed Leander's maximum operating conditions,as do air temperatures in the Gulf (even in the United Kingdom,sea water and air temperatures can fall below Leander's minimum operating conditions).
