Tuesday, 20 May 2008
Royal Navy Orders New Aircraft Carriers

The Ministry of Defence today gave the green light for the £4billion construction of two new aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy.
The HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales will be the biggest and most powerful surface warships ever constructed in Britain, and will enter service in 2014 and 2016 respectively.
Their construction and assembly at shipyards in Portsmouth, Barrow-in-Furness, Glasgow and Rosyth will create or sustain 10,000 jobs across Britain, said the MoD.
Mr Browne said: "The two aircraft carriers will provide our front line forces with the modern, world-class capabilities they will need over the coming decades. They will support peace-keeping and conflict prevention as well as our strategic operational priorities.
Labels: Royal Navy, UK
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