Development of the UK’s £200m new polar research ship, RRS Sir David Attenborough, reached a major milestone yesterday with the laying of the ship’s ‘keel’ in Merseyside.
Construction of RRS Sir David Attenborough will support 460 jobs and apprenticeships in Merseyside. Construction was officially started by world-renowned naturalist and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough, after whom the ship is named, during a ceremonial event at Cammell Laird’s shipyard in Birkenhead. Sir David began the “keel laying” process by initiating the lifting by crane…
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