A huge section of hull for HMS Prince of Wales, the second aircraft carrier being delivered to the Royal Navy, departed BAE Systems in Glasgow today on a 600 mile journey to Rosyth, where final assembly of the ship will take place.
The 8,000 tonne section, known as Lower Block 03, weighs more than an entire Type 45 destroyer and forms the mid-section of the aircraft carrier’s hull from keel to hangar deck. The block, transported by sea-going barge, is scheduled to arrive in Rosyth on August 2 where work is currently underway to prepare the dock…
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