Three New Floating Submarine Docks for the Royal Navy to Be Built in Britain - Navy Lookout
The plan backs British shipyards and jobs as the docks will modernize submarine maintenance and support current and future nuclear boats.
- On Monday, Chancellor John Healey will announce that the UK will build three new floating dry docks for the Royal Navy's nuclear submarine fleet at HMNB Clyde, Faslane, through a UK-only competition.
- Programme Euston addresses maintenance backlogs at the base, where an aging shiplift completed in 1993 at a cost of £314M currently serves as the only option for submarine inspections.
- Healey will also pledge at least £115 million for a new marine research vessel to replace the RV Cefas Endeavour, part of a £15 billion modernisation programme for Royal Navy shipyards.
- Union leaders including GMB Scotland welcomed the UK-only tender, arguing the investment will secure skilled jobs and apprenticeships across the United Kingdom while boosting sovereign industrial capability.
- Scheduled for service in the early 2030s, the new docks must accommodate the 17,200-tonne Dreadnought-class boats, supporting the next generation of British submarines with critical maintenance capability.
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