Cathelco to supply equipment for Royal Navy
Cathelco have signed a contract to supply equipment for the first three vessels in a new generation of warships which will have a major role across the full spectrum of the Royal Navy’s operations.
The Type 26 Frigates will be installed with two types of Cathelco systems, one protecting the underwater hull surface against corrosion and the other designed to prevent blockages in engine seawater cooling system pipework caused by bio-fouling.
Justin Salisbury, Managing Director of Cathelco, said:-
“As a British company, we are delighted to be supplying equipment for the Type 26 warships, particularly as we supplied and upgraded systems on their predecessors.”
A key role of the Type 26 warships will be to protect the new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers from hostile submarines. Cathelco have also supplied hull corrosion protection and marine growth prevention systems for these vessels.
Cathelco and its subsidiary Corrintec Marine have had a long association with Royal Naval frigates having supplied Impressed Current Cathodic Protection (ICCP) systems for all the current Type 23 Frigates.
Cathelco are world leaders in these systems and have equipment on a large number of the Royal Navy’s surface craft and submarines. They also have a record of supplying equipment to over 40 navies worldwide during a period of more than 50 years.
