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Lloyd’s Register has secured a contract from BAE Systems to provide naval classification and construction services for the first three Royal Australian Navy Hunter Class frigates.
Lloyd’s Register (LR), a leading provider of classification and compliance services for vessels, signed with BAE Systems at the Indo Pacific International Maritime Exposition in Sydney. The deal ensures that the design and construction of the anti-submarine warfare vessels meet LR’s rules and regulations for the classification of naval ships.
“We are proud to continue our close collaboration with BAE Systems Maritime Australia on the Hunter Class Frigate Program,” said Steve McDowall, LR director of naval business Australasia.
“Having worked together on this program for over five years, we are honoured to be contracted to deliver naval classification services for the first three ships in this strategic program for the Royal Australian Navy and the Australian Department of Defence.”
After working together in a five-year partnership to deliver three new Hunter Class frigates to the RAN, this agreement further ensures all three frigates comply with international standards for quality, safety and reliability, and allows for LR’s existing on-site experience and understanding of the Hunter Class vessels processes and procedures.
“Partnering with Lloyd’s Register for the Hunter Class frigates is a demonstration of our commitment to delivering world-class naval vessels built to the highest standards of safety and reliability,” said Andy Coxall, director of delivery and acquisition at BAE Systems.
“At BAE Systems, our mission is to protect those who protect us. By working alongside Lloyd’s Register, we’re ensuring the Royal Australian Navy receives advanced capability tailored to its operational needs and the courageous men and women serving aboard the Hunter Class can have confidence in the safety of their vessel.”
The Hunter Class frigates, based on the UK Type 26 frigate, are currently under construction at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia.
“The Hunter Class Frigate Program is a key element in Australia’s continuous naval shipbuilding objective and all in LR are proud to have been chosen to deliver our new construction naval classification services in support of the design and construction of these highly capable ships for Australia’s Navy,” said David Lloyd, LR vice president naval and government business.
