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<blockquote data-quote="brigadoon" data-source="post: 6685603" data-attributes="member: 49880"><p>Would those be the aircraft carriers whose final assemby was done at Rosyth with modules coming from several places in the UK?<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>D<em><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">uring a speech on 21 July 2004, Geoff Hoon announced a one-year delay to allow contractual and cost issues to be resolved. The building of the carriers was confirmed in December 2005. The building is being undertaken by four companies across seven shipyards, with final block integration and assembly at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosyth_Dockyard" target="_blank">Rosyth</a>:</span></em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAE_Systems_Surface_Ships" target="_blank">BAE Systems Surface Ships</a> – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Govan" target="_blank">Govan</a> (Lower Blocks 3 and 4), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotstoun" target="_blank">Scotstoun</a> (aft island) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portsmouth" target="_blank">Portsmouth</a> (Lower Blocks 2, 5 and forward island)</em></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babcock_Marine" target="_blank">Babcock Marine</a> – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosyth_Dockyard" target="_blank">Rosyth</a> (Sponsons, Mast and Centre Blocks 5 and 6) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appledore_Shipbuilders" target="_blank">Appledore</a> (Lower Block 1)</em></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%26P_Group" target="_blank">A&P Group</a> – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebburn" target="_blank">Hebburn</a> (Centre Block 3)</em></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cammell_Laird" target="_blank">Cammell Laird</a> – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birkenhead" target="_blank">Birkenhead</a> (Centre Blocks 2 and 4)<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth-class_aircraft_carrier#cite_note-navtech-58" target="_blank">[58]</a></em></span></li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brigadoon, post: 6685603, member: 49880"] Would those be the aircraft carriers whose final assemby was done at Rosyth with modules coming from several places in the UK?:eek: D[I][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]uring a speech on 21 July 2004, Geoff Hoon announced a one-year delay to allow contractual and cost issues to be resolved. The building of the carriers was confirmed in December 2005. The building is being undertaken by four companies across seven shipyards, with final block integration and assembly at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosyth_Dockyard']Rosyth[/URL]:[/COLOR][/I] [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][I][/I][/COLOR] [LIST] [*][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAE_Systems_Surface_Ships']BAE Systems Surface Ships[/URL] – [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Govan']Govan[/URL] (Lower Blocks 3 and 4), [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotstoun']Scotstoun[/URL] (aft island) and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portsmouth']Portsmouth[/URL] (Lower Blocks 2, 5 and forward island)[/I][/COLOR] [*][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babcock_Marine']Babcock Marine[/URL] – [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosyth_Dockyard']Rosyth[/URL] (Sponsons, Mast and Centre Blocks 5 and 6) and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appledore_Shipbuilders']Appledore[/URL] (Lower Block 1)[/I][/COLOR] [*][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%26P_Group']A&P Group[/URL] – [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebburn']Hebburn[/URL] (Centre Block 3)[/I][/COLOR] [*][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cammell_Laird']Cammell Laird[/URL] – [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birkenhead']Birkenhead[/URL] (Centre Blocks 2 and 4)[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth-class_aircraft_carrier#cite_note-navtech-58'][58][/URL][/I][/COLOR] [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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