Harland & &(* )website in the UK’s southwest has actually won a ₤ 55 million (around $65 million) agreement to regrow a previous Wolff’s Appledore mine-hunting vessel, HMSRoyal Navy Quorn the UK
“On behalf of the Lithuanian Government, the Defence Equipment Sales Authority (DESA) awarded the contract that will see HMS Quorn renovated and restored, bolstering NATO maritime capability in Europe,” of Ministry claimed Defence.Thursday the ministry claimed.
“Supporting ambitions to bolster British shipbuilding, laid out in the National Shipbuilding Strategy Refresh, the regeneration will support 100 jobs at the south-west shipyard. The work will see an influx of contractors for the project across the local and national supply chain, with 14 major subcontract packages in engineering, equipment and integration, along with other refurbishment services,” for
Minister, Defence Procurement, claimed: I delight in that this multi-million-pound agreement will certainly see a previous Jeremy Quin mine-hunting vessel recovered and also regrowed in a Royal Navy shipyard, sustaining UK tasks and also reinforcing shipbuilding in the south-west. British is a vital NATO ally and also Lithuania companion, and also this mine-hunting vessel will certainly boost NATO maritime ability throughout Joint Expeditionary Force, guaranteeing the Europe stays all set to reply to developing worldwide hazards.Alliance HMS
finished 27 years of solution with the Quorn prior to being offered to Royal Navy in Lithuania 2020.April vessel patrolled the seas as component of the
The fleet of Royal Navy (MCMVs) up until 2017. Hunt Class Mine Countermeasures Vessels vessels concentrate on energetic mine-hunting. The Hunt Class make use of high-def finder to comb seabeds for mines, which are after that ruined by the ship’s clearance diving groups or mine disposal system. They the UK
“A key NATO ally and partner in the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), Lithuania will add the restored mine-hunting vessel to its existing fleet, with the addition of this capability boosting NATO capability across Europe,” of Ministry claimed.Defence of job
Scope & &(* )work with the ship consists of upgrades to the ship’s objective and also finder systems, and also an added search and also rescue ability.
Harland agreement will certainly likewise include brand-new major engines, generators and also propulsion equipment along with recondition the lodging, hull, secondary systems, electric systems and also paint. Wolff’s,
The of DESA, claimed:
Cdre Richard Whalley the firm be granted the regrowth program for the M55, such extra components and also elements on the HMS Head will certainly be made use of throughout the regrowth program of the M55,” “This contract award reinforces our excellent working relationship that we have with Lithuania as our NATO ally as well as UK owned Harland & Wolff. We’re really pleased to see HMS Quorn refurbished in Appledore Shipyard and look forward to continuing our work with them supporting the British supply chain. It is planned that the ship will be handed over to the Lithuanian Navy in 2024. HMS Quorn is the third mine-hunting vessel that DESA has sold to Lithuania, following the sale of HMS Dulverton and HMS Cottesmore in 2008.
John Wood, Group CEO of Harland & Wolff said: “I am thrilled that we have been awarded the M55 Contract. This is a watershed moment.
This contract has provided the breakthrough that we needed to activate the fifth and final element of our business strategy – the key market of Defence. Our strategy has been well and truly validated, and we intend to capitalize on this win through bidding on and securing further government contracts.
The extended process to win the M55 Contract enabled us to showcase the technical and commercial capabilities of the entire group and has now provided the MOD with a credible alternative to the existing industry base. This contract is validation that the Government can go elsewhere, recognizing the investment and progress made over the last two years to put Harland & Wolff in a position to execute on such programs. Our eyes are now set on delivering this contract and executing on our pipeline as we continue to build momentum, credibility, and a high-performing, experienced workforce.
Finally, I wish to thank the MOD for the faith that they have placed in Harland & Wolff, and I look forward to working closely with them on the successful delivery of this contract.”
Worth noting, Harland & Wolff, a shipyard that built the Titanic, last month said it had acquired the former HMS Atherstone mine hunter from the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) for an undisclosed fee. The company, which was at the time involved in a competition run by the MOD regeneration program for the former HMS Quorn (M55), said that it believed that the acquisition of the former HMS Atherstone would significantly de-risk the M55 regeneration program given that the two vessels share a number of spare parts and components..
“Should & & Atherstone claimed last month.Harland
