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Friday, April 13, 2012

Computer tests prove Royal Navy’s carriers will be able to fit in Portsmouth Harbour

[HMS Queen Elizabeth]Designs to create a deeper channel in Portsmouth Harbour for the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carriers have been approved after a series of computer simulator tests.

The latest stage in ensuring the two 65,000-tonne warships will be able to sail in and out of Portsmouth saw navy navigators drive virtual versions of the ships in a computerised mock-up of the harbour.

The simulator created a digital version of the harbour as it will be in 2015 after the planned channels have been made.

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