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Monday, June 03, 2013

Final blocks come together for Air Warfare Destroyers at Adelaide's Techport maritime precinct at Osborne

AWD blocksAustralia's first air warfare destroyer is coming together with the final four building blocks of the 7000tonne Hobart-class ship arriving in Adelaide yesterday.

The AWDs being constructed at the Techport facility at Osborne are made up of 31 steel modules, being manufactured by three Australian shipyards and one Spanish yard.

The number of people working on the project is at a peak of 2500.

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