Will British shipbuilders rule the waves again?
Britain’s naval dockyards prepare for a building boom
Norway last procured British-built warships in 1899. Assembled on the river Tyne in Newcastle, the two hulking Eidsvold-class battleships served as the flagships of the Norwegian fleet for nearly half a century. Now the country is again turning to British dockyards to replenish its navy. On August 31st the Norwegian government announced its biggest (single) defence investment to date: a £10bn ($13.5bn) contract for five Type 26 submarine-hunting frigates, to be built by BAE Systems at its facilities on the river Clyde in Glasgow. It marks Britain’s highest-value warship export deal ever.
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This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “The business of ruling the waves”
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