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Saturday, November 30, 2013

Queen Elizabeth’s all-seeing eye in place as radar is installed

S1850M 3-D air surveillance radar (Type 1046)The nation’s future flagship now stands 56 metres (183ft) tall – higher than Nelson’s Column – after the enormous Goliath crane lifted the 8.4-tonne long-range radar into place on top of the carrier’s forward island.

The radar – similar to those fitted on the Type 45 destroyers – safely arrived in Rosyth with its support, the mast cap, from Hengelo in the eastern Netherlands back in September.

Since then feverish work has been going on around Queen Elizabeth to complete her hull (finished earlier this month [NOV] with the addition of her ski ramp).

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4 comments:

  1. The Navy's Grade 36 Bureaucrat30/11/13 14:26

    Did you mean thumbs up?

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  2. Ko Savonije30/11/13 14:28

    Poland believes German-made submarines are not up to the job of defending Polish shores, but sources have told The Local that on the back of a landmark naval deal between the two countries, Poland is likely to lease two subs anyway

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  3. Nicky30/11/13 18:09

    I have my doubts that Saudi Arabia can operate Type 209 SSK's

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  4. Nicky30/11/13 18:18

    I think Poland should stick with Kilo SSK

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