Final refit for HMS Edinburgh

Posted on 20 Jan 2010 by The Manufacturer

HMS Edinburgh has entered the dry dock in Portsmouth for a major overhaul under a £17.5m contract with BAE Systems.

As the last of the Type 42 destroyers to undergo an upkeep period, the move marks the end of a maintenance schedule for the Class that began in 1979. During the extensive refit, her hull will be coated with a super-efficient Sigma 990 paint to make it glide through the water more easily and an…

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