A huge section of HMS Prince of Wales has arrived in Rosyth as the dockyard prepares for final assembly of the second Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carrier.
The 8,000 tonne hull section, known as Lower Block 03, completed the 600 mile journey around the north coast of Scotland last night, after departing BAE Systems in Glasgow on Monday (28 July). The block weighs more than an entire Type 45 destroyer and forms the mid-section of the aircraft carrier’s hull from the keel…
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