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A Year in the Life
of DE&S Ship Acquisition Henry Parker
Director Ship Acquisition, DE&S
HMS Queen Elizabeth
History was made on 26 June as HMS Queen Elizabeth, the first QE Class aircraft carrier exited the basin at Rosyth to commence first stage sea trials off the north‐east of Scotland.
In an operation lasting nearly four hours, the ship only had 35cm either side of the hull and a mere 50cm separated the keel from the lock bottom. More than 700 sailors, led by Commanding Officer Captain Jeremy Kyd and 200 industry contractors were on board for her maiden voyage.
During the trials a number of complex systems were set to work for the first time, ranging from communication and mission systems through to aviation facilities. With regard to the latter, the first deck landings on HMS Queen Elizabeth have taken place with two Merlin helicopters from 820 Naval Air Squadron the first aircraft to land. This squadron will be assigned to HMS Queen Elizabeth throughout the carrier's 50‐year lifespan.
Once in service, Queen Elizabeth will be the largest aircraft carrier ever employed by the Royal Navy. The construction process has spanned several years, and a number of ship building facilities across the UK have been utilised, as no single ship yard could deliver each of the entire ships alone. A modular construction method has been employed with “blocks” manufactured across the UK (Portsmouth, Glasgow, Merseyside, Tyneside and Appledore) with final assembly in Rosyth. HMS Queen Elizabeth’s sister ship, HMS Prince of Wales is structurally complete and is
16 HMS Queen Elizabeth Type 26
In June, the contract was signed with BAE Systems (worth around £3.7 billion), to start building the first batch of the Royal Navy’s Type 26 Frigates, which will replace the eight Anti‐submarine Warfare Type 23 frigates currently in service.
Manufacture officially began on 20 July when the Defence Secretary, the Rt Hon Sir Michael Fallon MP pressed the button to cut the first sheet of steel on HMS Glasgow, the first of the City Class, at BAE Systems’ Govan shipyard on the Clyde.
These world‐class warships will specialise in anti‐submarine warfare, protecting the UK's overseas territories and interests across the globe, and will play a key role in protecting the nation's
Society of Maritime Industries Annual Review 2017
2017 has been immensely rewarding as key milestones within our Ship build pro‐ grammes have been achieved. Thousands of personnel have worked collectively to deliver these milestones and I would like to thank and credit our staff within DE&S, military colleagues, industry partners and industrial workers in their achievements. Together they have ensured that our Navy and military personnel will be equipped to support vital operations across the world.
currently in the outfitting phase of her programme. The Class will be the centerpiece of Britain’s maritime capability and will transform the UK’s ability to project power around the World, on operations ranging from high intensity warfighting to providing humanitarian aid and disaster relief.
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