Belfast shipyard Harland and Wolff will play a major role in the construction of three Royal Navy ships, it was announced today.
A British-led consortium has been chosen as the preferred bidder to build the new support ships – creating 1,200 new jobs in UK shipyards and hundreds more in the supply chain – the Ministry of Defence has said.
The £1.6 billion contract will see final assembly for the three vessels – each the length of two Premier League football pitches – take place at Harland & Wolff’s shipyard in Belfast.
