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The frigate was hit by torpedoes and sank in the South Atlantic.

The government also said talks were at final stages with BAE Systems about Ferguson Marine being awarded further work on the Type 26 Frigate programme.

Hours later, the European Union naval force in the region known as Operation Atalanta said a frigate operating in the region detained six suspected pirates.

The frigate seized the pirates given “the unsafe condition of their skiff” and said that some had “injuries of varied severity.”

The missile test on Thursday was conducted aboard a frigate, the Niels Juel, in the port of Korsør, which sits beside the Great Belt.