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Babcock International has successfully completed the refit of HMS Penzance minehunter vessel at Babcock’s Rosyth site in Fife. HMS Penzance – one of the Royal Navy’s Sandown class minehunters – underwent a 10 month docking period at Rosyth. The refit included the replacement of both main engines, multiple Glass Reinforced Plastic ...
Following a six-month revamp programme, work on overhauling HMS Shoreham was completed just before Christmas. The overhaul of the ship was carried out by Babcock, following more than three years stationed in the Gulf, where the minehunter has been working hard supporting the troops stationed there. Every five years, the Sandown class ...
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