Britain Will Be Without Any fully-Working Aircraft Carriers Until 2030
HMS Victory at Portsmouth Dockyard in £16m restoration
The aircraft carriers being built for the Royal Navy will be less useful, take longer to finish, and likely cost more than claimed, a parliamentary watchdog warns.
The first, HMS Queen Elizabeth, will be mothballed immediately it is launched in 2016, according to the existing plan. However, the second, HMS Prince of Wales, is not now expected to be fully operational until 2031. ...
The first, HMS Queen Elizabeth, will be mothballed immediately it is launched in 2016, according to the existing plan. However, the second, HMS Prince of Wales, is not now expected to be fully operational until 2031. ...
The warship used by Lord Nelson in the Battle of Trafalgar is to undergo a £16m restoration.
BAE Systems has been awarded a five-year contract to overhaul HMS Victory in a project that will preserve it for the coming decades.
Engineers have been carrying out maintenance work since July to prepare the 246-year-old vessel at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard for the renovation.
The masts, booms, rigging and other sections have already been removed.
The work will include installation of a fire suppression system, replacement of planking and repairs to the middle-gun deck
BAE Systems has been awarded a five-year contract to overhaul HMS Victory in a project that will preserve it for the coming decades.
Engineers have been carrying out maintenance work since July to prepare the 246-year-old vessel at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard for the renovation.
The masts, booms, rigging and other sections have already been removed.
The work will include installation of a fire suppression system, replacement of planking and repairs to the middle-gun deck
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