Wednesday 19 June 2013

Second Island Ready – The final 753 tonne completed section, (Upper Block 14), the Second (aft) Island, for the Aircraft Carrier QUEEN ELIZABETH has begun its journey from the Clyde to join the rest of the new carrier being assembled at Rosyth.    The aft island will control flight deck operations.     The section set sail from the Clyde having been loaded onto on a sea going barge for the voyage around the north of Scotland.   Still to be added to the QUEEN ELIZABETH is the “ski ramp, to allow the launch of the aircraft, and a few final sponsons to finish the flight deck.

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