RN Type 23 Frigate (St. Albans)

This project is STILL W.I.P, I am free for suggestions and I will be adding things as time passes! For some reason right now the comment section is hidden on my ship, look to the top right-ish of the main images to comment!

Please read this before anything else!
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2091940384

The Type 23 Frigate/Duke Class are a class of frigates built (and is currently in service as of 2020, until eventually being replaced by the Type 26) for the UK’s Royal Navy. They were devised for anti-submarine warfare to counter Soviet nuclear Submarines operating in the North Atlantic, carrying a towed array sonar while helicopters would attack them. However as time has passed the Type 23 has become more of a general purpose frigate increasing in complexity with her weaponry now consisting of a 32 cell Sea Wolf/Sceptor VLS, Quad harpoon launchers, 2 twin torpedo tubes, a Mk.8 4.5 Inch gun, two 30mm guns, 2 miniguns and lastly 4 GPMGs. The Type 23 nowadays is essentially the backbone of the Royal Navy as well as the Type 45 Destroyer (Air suppression) make up quite a lethal force to deal with. This Type 23 in particular is St. Albans , shown by the crest on the funnel, St. Albans is the 16th and final ship of the Type 23 fleet commissioned in June 2002.

This is a total new built from the ground up (close as I can get) replica of the Type 23, it sadly doesn’t include its weapons due to FPS reasons, but does have a mock-up of the Mk.8 which does "fire". However, is far better than the previous ones before it. As of right now it has taken roughly 7 weeks to build (this does include procrastinating and making an AW189!) and is also my first venture to missions in ages, only last trying it out on the previous severely outdated Type 23 and as noted is far more capable with the current capabilities of the Type 23 including:
– Delivery
– Refuelling
– Resupplying
– Firefighting
– Storage
– Exploration
It is essentially a move-able, floating base able to do several tasks and is generally fun to play round with!

Features:
– Rooms include: Storage Rooms, Bridge, Hangar, Medical Ward, CIC (Command Info Centre), Several Hallways. (More to come)
– Capable of RAS
– 30m long 7m high hangar able to refuel/recharge helicopters (jet fuel)
– 2 RHIBs for SAR
– Quite a lot of detail and space for you to explore/look around.
– 4 Firefighting water cannons (2 stern hangar, 2 bow bridge)
– Rear retractable ladder for men overboard.
– Very long range
– Quite speedy

Current issues:
– At full throttle over rough waves, it may jump over waves and cause damage to the ship.
– Sometimes the hinge connectors connecting the RHIBs to the cranes may glitch out (very rare)
– A good PC is required to run this.
– Depending on the PC, FPS can be low therefore systems can take longer than original.

To be added:
– Engine room
– Cafeteria
– Toilets
– More general rooms
– Refining of engine systems/driving in general.

Thanks to:
– Cocky for the radar/sonar systems.
– WH1T3_No1SE & Sheepdog for the radio.
– Jim Halpert for the engine monitor (slightly modified).
– Buunuu for the 3D map.

SPAWNS IN CREATIVE BASE
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ANY ISSUES FEEL FREE TO COMMENT!