An enormous 700-tonne bridge section was fitted to the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth at Rosyth shipyard on March 14. This magnificent endeavor was conducted in the presence of Defence Secretary Mr. Philip Hammond, who paid a visit to the shipyard so as to oversee the bridge section being lifted into place [...]
Another giant section of the second of the Navy’s future aircraft carriers is beginning to take shape after work began in Scotland. Engineers at BAE’s Govan yard have started to create the 11,000-tonne Lower Block 04, which will house the engine rooms, sickbay and some mess decks of HMS Prince of Wales. Workers at BAE’s [...]
The biggest warship ever built for the Royal Navy has taken another big step towards completion. Two huge sections of HMS Queen Elizabeth are being joined on the Clyde to form the largest finished section yet of the future aircraft carrier. In a two-hour operation this section was moved from a large ship hall at [...]
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ONE of the most spectacular sights in the history of shipbuilding on the Clyde has been scheduled for next Friday… By Brian Currie (heraldscotland) Source: heraldscotland, July 22, 2011;
