Port Machinery Co Ltd (ZPMC), with Babcock undertaking rigorous quality control management during the course of the two-year build. It was delivered to Rosyth in March this year with the girder and upper sections of the legs assembled, along with all the components and erection equipment required to complete the crane assembly on site,
including temporary
erection towers. Following arrival at Rosyth, the crane
was erected to its full height on the ship deck, including jacking up the main beam and installing the legs at each end, the crane was then transferred from ship to shore in May, directly onto the purpose-installed crane rails. The programme to erect, test and commission the crane has also involved completion of the electrical cable installation, setting to work, and initial load testing of the completed assembly.
Operator training Training was scheduled to take place this summer with drivers already being trained on a specialist simulator. The crane was due to be ready for operation from September in line with the carrier build programme, when the next lower and centre blocks arrive at Rosyth and the assembly cycle to install the first of the upper blocks onto the lower begins. “Installation of the Goliath crane is
a highly visible milestone in the carrier programme, and makes a significant impact on the Fife skyline,” Babcock project director Sean Donaldson said. “The new aircraft carriers, at
65,000tonnes, 280m long, a breadth of 70m and 56m high, will be the UK’s largest and most powerful warships, and this huge crane has a vital part to play in enabling us to liſt and move the various sub-blocks and components safely and efficiently, in the assembly and integration process to construct these massive vessels here in Rosyth. Te assembly and offload ashore phases presented the project team with a number of significant risks to manage, and working with ZPMC this was achieved with no lost work days due to injury.” WT
The massive crane fully assembled at Rosyth.
Warship Technology October 2011 33 The QE class carriers are being built in blocks and assembled at Rosyth.
BMT experts secure key roles on QE aircraft carrier
BMT Defence Services Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has announced that two of its naval experts have secured prominent roles within the QE class aircraft carrier project. As part of the Aircraft Carrier Alliance platform design team, Rob Weedon has assumed the role of Chief Naval Architect and will be responsible for general arrangement, hydromechanics, shock, escape and transversal areas including whole-ship safety. A Chartered Engineer (CEng) and member of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (MRINA), Mr Weedon has worked on ship design aspects of the QEC project since 2001. Martin Hails, who joined BMT in 1995 and has played an instrumental role in a variety of submarine and surface ship programmes, including previous roles on the QE class project, has accepted the position of Chief Systems Engineer. A chartered engineer and fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (FIMechE), this role will see him take charge of aviation, fire safety, auxiliaries, outfit and furnishings, as well as mechanical systems.
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