BAE Systems begins investigations into Forth issues
Investigations are being carried out by BAE Systems to identify the causes of defects identified onboard the UK’s new Royal Navy Batch 2 OPV.
As part of the process, the company has taken over care and protection of HMS Forth while the work is carried out. Commissioned into service with the UK Royal Navy in April, Forth is the first-in-class of the Batch 2 River OPVs. The vessel will remain alongside in Portsmouth Naval Base until the autumn.
Recent revelations of shorn bolt heads being glued back together – at points dispersed around the ship – during Forth’s
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