The following table shows the original hull costs of each Type 23 frigate and those same values estimated at 2007 prices. Other costs, such as those for Government furnished equipment, are not held centrally for each ship and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
The table also shows the hull manufacturer for each of the Type 23 frigates and
the date each ship was commissioned.
Ship Original Hull cost (£ m) 2007 Price (estimated) (£ m) Manufacturer Commissioned date HMS Argyll 118.95 175.70 Yarrow Shipbuilder Ltd 1991 HMS Lancaster 119.71 170.82 Yarrow Shipbuilder Ltd 1992 HMS Iron Duke 109.77 151.10 Yarrow Shipbuilder Ltd 1993 HMS Monmouth 111.66 153.70 Yarrow Shipbuilder Ltd 1993 HMS Montrose 117.29 157.55 Yarrow Shipbuilder Ltd 1994 HMS Westminster 112.68 151.35 Swan Hunter 1994 HMS Northumberland 114.73 154.10 Swan Hunter 1994 HMS Somerset 114.14 143.71 Yarrow Shipbuilder Ltd 1996 HMS Richmond 116.20 150.25 Swan Hunter 1995 HMS Portland 92.06 109.01 Marconi Marine 2001 HMS Sutherland 143.58 175.81 Harrow Shipbuilder Ltd 1997 HMS St Albans 106.82 124.99 BAE Systems 2002 HMS Kent 108.42 128.26 Yarrow Shipbuilder Ltd 2000 HMS Norfolk 112.03 174.41 Yarrow Shipbuilder Ltd 1990 HMS Grafton 115.56 141.50 Yarrow Shipbuilder Ltd 1997 HMS Marlborough 118.43 174.93 Swan Hunter 1991