HMS Somerset (F82) Royal Navy Ship Tea Coffee Mug Gift

HMS Somerset (F82) is a **Type 23 Duke-class** anti-submarine warfare frigate of the Royal Navy, built by Yarrow Shipbuilders on the Clyde, launched in 1994, and commissioned in 1996 as the eleventh vessel in her class. Primarily optimised for anti-submarine operations with advanced towed array sonar, she is equipped with Sea Ceptor air defence missiles, a 4.5-inch gun, and facilities for a Merlin or Wildcat helicopter, while becoming the first Royal Navy warship to integrate and test-fire the Naval Strike Missile in 2023–2025 as an interim anti-ship capability. Following a prolonged life-extension refit completed in the early 2020s with subsequent defect resolutions, Somerset returned to operational deployments, including monitoring Russian vessels in the North Sea in early 2025 and participating in NATO exercises. Based at HMNB Devonport under Commander Matt Millyard as of mid-2025, she remains actively in service as of early 2026, contributing to maritime security and alliance commitments amid the Type 23 fleet's ongoing modernisation.