The second of the UK’s new supercarriers, HMS Prince of Wales, has passed a significant milestone after two halves of the ship were joined together in a record example of precision engineering.
A specialised hydraulic system was used for the 10-hour operation as 26,500 tonnes of the forward half of the ship joined the 12,000-tonne “superblock”.
The fitting together process is believed to be the biggest ever carried out, the operation involved as little as 3mm in tolerances.
“Its a Supercarrier your Honour… just a bit short for actual aeroplanes”
Sorry?
The clowns are on day release again…
A snitch at £3.1Bn (each) Sir, will you be wanting planes too? We have a special sub-optimal version of the X-35 that might eventually work…. shall we say £100M each (as nobody seems to know the truth).
I think most people agree that the F35B is a bit of a dog but to be fair the present UK government did try and change that. Personally, I think we should have tried to ‘navalize’ the Typhoon and just build an extra 48 for the RN. I’m guessing it wouldn’t have cost anymore and we’d have a more capable asset.
Excellent example of British engineering
Love it, all the advanced engineering and technology that has gone into the building of these carriers, and they still rely on a good old fashioned Plumb bob and a bit of string!! Can’t beat it