![Assembly of Britain's second new aircraft carrier begins Future HMS Prince of Wales](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23jamBAKJ0A7pZ-kUrtdiQZE16eCEgwjl8YhlAPtTaeTjziK7ZV9hJPCVxz2V7F33E5xAvzXevr8FKHWxD_Lze8cDqObCvb_Yu4JweNZCOV6HBvYMbkj4OCqhUNoMOI97XXs5/s560/HMS+Prince+of+Wales+blocks.jpg)
The two hull sections -- one weighing about 6,700 tons and one weighing at nearly 9,000 tons -- were built by BAE Systems at company facilities in Portsmouth, England, and Glasgow, Scotland and are now in dry dock at Rosyth.
"Every milestone in the carrier program is hugely significant and the recent announcement that HMS PRINCE OF WALES will enter service means there is a real sense of excitement as we start to bring the second ship together," said Ian Booth, managing director at the Aircraft Carrier Alliance.
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