Launch day nearing for Trinidad and Tobago OPV2. The shot above was from earlier in the week when the slip gates were in the proccess of being removed. The names for the Trinidad and Tobago OPV's are as follows,
OPV1: Port of Spain (Portsmouth)
OPV2: Scarborough (Yarrows)
OPV3: Santa Fe (Yarrows)
SCARBOROUGH (OPV2) is due to be launched at 13:43 on the 19th of November (just before high tide).
The shots below are from Tuesday. The barge WOOLSTON had been brought back down from BAE Govan with blocks for SANTA FE (OPV3).
Both Clydebuilt T&T OPV's will be fitted out at Scotstoun and both will undergo sea trials on the Clyde. Good luck to all involved and a very big well done for getting her ready for this launch date. A credit to the yards and their workers. Thanks to you know who for the tip offs. I owe you one.
Preparing the east slipway at Scotstoun. Both OPV's will be built on this berth. Some of the sections for SANTA FE can be seen up at the back of the hall.
Prop shafts in place and slipways being made ready. 
BAE's BATUG 12 heading down past the scene.
The barge WOOLSTON alongside the Scotstoun Ro-Ro berth having just delivered blocks for OPV3.
A block for SANTA FE (OPV3)
5 comments:
Interesting to note that the BVT Surface Fleet name has already gone with the BAE Systems board showing once again.
BAE Systems now fully owns the yards once again. Without wanting to apear too pedantic the photograph shows a unit for ship 03; it only becomes a block when it is erected with other units
Not pedantic at all. Thanks for correcting me.
final units for T & T ship 03 coming over from Govan to Scotstoun on the barge in a few week's time
barge due to go to Scotstoun on Monday 7th December
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