British shipbuilding and fleet

Looking at British shipbuilding and Navy fleets

[British shipbuilding and fleet @Yardandfleet]

@Franksquarerig @DrChrisParry @UKLabour Does that mean the type 26 sections Ferguson build for BAE Systems are no good ? And Should be scrapped ?

[British shipbuilding and fleet @Yardandfleet]

@DefenceSenseUK If more then one shipyard was building each class at a time there would be such a massive bottleneck the navy used to award 2 or 3 shipyards to build the same class of ship at time

[British shipbuilding and fleet @Yardandfleet]

@pinstripedline Im highly highly doubtful the hull or the majority of the fitting out will be done in Norway all the major Norwegian shipyards build ship hulls out side of Norwegian industry Romania, Poland, Vietnam and Turkey then they bring them to Norway for final fitting out

[British shipbuilding and fleet @Yardandfleet]

I'm really not a fan of the offset agreement with norway, this is class of ships a UK shipyard lose out on and the jobs and local economy bost work like this brings, this is a bad deal of British shipbuilding and skills

[Royal Navy @RoyalNavy]

The Royal Navy will get three new mine-hunting motherships - designed to embark autonomous systems for detecting and disposing of sea mines - as part of an agreement with Norway.

Read more: https://t.co/gPhUMKrdEo

[British shipbuilding and fleet @Yardandfleet]

Ferguson marine started builders sea trials on MV Glen Rosa this morning, with two support tugs, Tracking her movements can be done on ship Tracking websites and apps

[British shipbuilding and fleet @Yardandfleet]

@FennellJW And Middlesbrough that's where they building the bigger ships

[British shipbuilding and fleet @Yardandfleet]

@FennellJW You missed out Parkol marine who have about the same capacity as Macduff shipyards

[British shipbuilding and fleet @Yardandfleet]

@FennellJW Maduff can really only build vessels up to 35 metres at push with there existing facilities in Macduff and Buckie and Wight shipyards only build with aluminium like most shipyards on the Isle of Wight

[British shipbuilding and fleet @Yardandfleet]

The work new work boat Vissa-Dair was built by Macduff shipyards in Aberdeenshire

[Shetland News @Shetnews]

Scotland’s largest salmon farm opens in Shetland https://t.co/OdYTq1ZKVx via @Shetnews

[British shipbuilding and fleet @Yardandfleet]

Penzance dry dock are investing in their shipyard in the right way for the future https://t.co/reThuzwZcB

[British shipbuilding and fleet @Yardandfleet]

It's more then possible to build commercial vessels in the UK, Parkol marine has been doing for 30 years

[The Scotsman @TheScotsman]

'Huge day' for far-flung Fair Isle residents as new ferry Good Shepherd V unveiled https://t.co/CDPkZBgqgO

[British shipbuilding and fleet @Yardandfleet]

Bute boatbuilders launched the workboat Lady matilda today, picture from flicker
https://t.co/ekOiUDiQAP

[British shipbuilding and fleet @Yardandfleet]

British shipbuilding is way too heavily reliant on contractors and foreigner works it's only temporary solutions to a greater problem, shipbuilders need more work to invest time and money into training apprentice and incentivizing experienced tradesmen to stay in the yards

[Greenock Telegraph @greenocktele]

Ferguson Marine releases agency workers in bid to protect 'core workforce' https://t.co/2ivDpgsATh

[British shipbuilding and fleet @Yardandfleet]

Not much can be leaned from the video of what they are building but it does show the scale and size of sections and bulkheads of the vessel being buildcjudging by the length of a 4 meter scaffolding pole the centre section has to be atleast 6 meters tall so pret big

[Scotland Office @UKGovScotland]

The UK Government helped save this Scottish yard. Now it's growing, with more apprentices and investment in Fife.

Scottish Secretary @D_G_Alexander and @DefenceHQ Minister @LukePollard visited the yard in Methil to see first-hand how £26.7m of investment is making a difference.

[British shipbuilding and fleet @Yardandfleet]

The second picture shows quite big bulkheads being fabricated looks similar to a fuel tanks or large open space inside the vessel

[British shipbuilding and fleet @Yardandfleet]

What can be learned from these screen shots of a UK government video recorded at Navantia Methil, hull fabrication in the first picture seems to show gradient of a slope on the upside down frame work the second shows a more complete section, the mystery still remains what is it

[British shipbuilding and fleet @Yardandfleet]

@NSNO39 @NavyLookout No Cammel laird is an active build yard it already operational they yard just build 3 ships , the list i made are places that need regeneration/ refurbishment work before they can become fully operational again

[British shipbuilding and fleet @Yardandfleet]

An interesting idea but there are already four sites in the UK that could be turned back in shipyards again

1) Inchgreen drydock in Greenock

2) the Pallion shipyard site in sunderland

3) Balaena tyne ship repair yard

4) BAE Systems shipyard in Portsmouth

[Liberal Democrats @LibDems]

We the Liberal Democrat’s have outlined our plans on how to tackle the threats from Russia.

We need to expand UK shipbuilding, with six new Royal Navy frigates and four new British shipyards to face down these threats.

@JamesMacCleary

[British shipbuilding and fleet @Yardandfleet]

@NavyLookout Built in Norway not likely maybe fitted out but not Built in Norway