Construction on the HMS Birmingham has begun at BAE Systems’ Govan shipyard.
The steel cut, marking the official start of build on the fourth of eight Type 26 frigates, was carried out by apprentice burner Ciaran Baillie and fabricator Jamie Finnegan.
All of the Royal Navy vessels will be built by BAE Systems on the Clyde, sustaining around 1,700 jobs in Scotland and 4,000 jobs in total across the wider UK maritime supply chain.