Type 26 numbers and a Type 83 industrial plan

What changes are proposed for the second Type 26 order?

Add a sixth ship, consider the longer Canadian-style hull, and leave the weapons largely unchanged. A Zumwalt-derived architecture could then provide a starting point for Type 83.

The first change is numerical: add a sixth Type 26 rather than redesign a sound frigate. A Canadian-length hull is attractive, while the existing weapon fit can remain. The more radical proposal concerns Type 83, starting from the documented Zumwalt hull and electrical architecture. Cammell Laird could build an initial three ships while the design was refined, with BAE then producing a larger follow-on batch. This links design risk to shipyard workload and treats industrial sequencing as part of fleet architecture.