Watch as half a 6,900-tonne ship is inched to vast new hall
Inside the huge hall. (Image: BAE Systems) Designed for a service life of at least 25 years, the Type 26 frigates will serve in the Royal Navy surface fleet into the 2060s
BAE Systems said: "Belfast and future ships will now be consolidated under cover for the first time ensuring that work is unaffected by adverse weather."
It added: "The bow of HMS Belfast will be moved into the Janet Harvey Hall in the coming weeks, the ship will then undergo further structural and outfitting work before being floated off and moved along the Clyde to BAE Systems' Scotstoun facility for testing and trials prior to delivery to the Royal Navy."
The cutting-edge new ship build hall is named in honour of one of the many women who stepped into vital industrial roles during the Second World War.
The scale of the hall is seen as it engulfs the warship. (Image: BAE Systems) The hall has capacity for two Type 26 frigates to be constructed side-by-side, the hall measures 170 metres long and 80 metres wide, with two 100-tonne cranes and a further two 20-tonne cranes inside.
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He added: "The hall, which will help improve schedule performance and reduce the time between ship deliveries, forms a central part of the £300 million modernisation and digitalisation of BAE Systems' facilities in Glasgow."
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