Appledore

I have to admit, I had to look these up, but those last two locations you mentioned, where actually are they? Because our listeners might not be familiar with those locations.

Appledore is down in Devon, of course.

It

is, yes.

Because no, currently we don't have the staff.

We have the staff we need right now, but obviously once we start building the ships and at the moment we're at the very early stages.

So as you say, we've just had the keel in Appledore, just cut steel in Belfast, Porto Real.

So the ramp up is ongoing.

Queen Elizabeth in July assumed the role of NATO command ship for the Allied Response Force the first time a British carrier has performed that NATO mission.

A keel ceremony for the first of three Fleet Solid Support Ships for the British Navy was held September 3rd at Navantia UK's shipyard in Appledore, Devon.

Fabrication of the RFA Resurgent began in December and sections of the ship also are being built at Navantia's primary shipyard in Cadiz, Spain.

All sections will be barged to the Harland and Wolfe Shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland for final assembly and delivery.