HMS Glasgow moving from the quay side at BAE systems Govan to a barge as first step of the launch

[@JimRamsayJWR]

Great timelapse Rolf! Well done

[@rjonsen]

Thank you 🙂

[@doodmonkey]

Love the ships the UK Navy has been putting out!

[@rjonsen]

They certainly look good 🙂

[@colvinator1611]

Thanks a lot for the video. Not enough time to read the info snaps in bottom LH of screen.

[@rjonsen]

Thanks for the feedback 🙂 This will be corrected in future videos. Just started doing this, and the learning curve is steap at the moment 😀

[@colvinator1611]

@@rjonsen Thanks again Rolf. What about the Tridents leaving Scotland ? Plenty of video material coming up ?

[@rjonsen]

Does it look better in this video I uploaded today? kzbin.info/www/bejne/j36zeJ1oeKqYoM0

[@rjonsen]

@@colvinator1611 I all depends what's going on around the time and if I get the chance to capture it

[@s1nb4d59]

Nice too watch though the two black dots interfered with the video.

[@rjonsen]

Thank you for the feedback 🙂

[@s1nb4d59]

@@rjonsen just found them distracting and meant for a positive feedback,beautiful looking ship i may add.

[@rjonsen]

@@s1nb4d59 it was drizzling from all directions at the point she was about to move, and didn't want to block the lens to wipe it off. Typically the sun came out as well making it really obvious 😂😂

[@liamh9814]

I wonder when they will install the bow sonar housing

[@rjonsen]

Will probably be done during the outfitting period

[@liamh9814]

@@rjonsen won’t it be underwater at that point? I can’t see the shroud.

[@rjonsen]

@@liamh9814 I guess she will be taken in to the dry dock at Scotstoun at some point

[@Jamie92208]

I presume they have to pump ballast water out of the barge all the time at the same rate that the weight of the ship is coming onto the barge. It's an impressive bit of work. It's just a pity that the build is taking so long.

[@rjonsen]

The process took over 4 hours, due to the time it took to pump out ballast water for change in the height of the tide and the changing in the weight 🙂

[@tinysaxon3826]

She looks a beuty!! Only problem is we need 20 of them now !!!

[@rjonsen]

She sure does look good 🙂

[@kristoffermangila]

HMS Glasgow sure looks pretty, can't wait for it to be fully kitted out. Is it me, or the majority of the Type 26 frigates being built so far will carry the names of the Southampton-class (aka Town-class) light cruisers? You've got Glasgow, and then Belfast. Hmm... if it is the case, I wouldn't be surprised if the other ships were named after the other members of the class.

[@rjonsen]

According to Wikipedia they will be named Glasgow, Cardiff, Belfast, Birmingham, Sheffield, Newcastle, Edinburgh, London

[@rjonsen]

Looking forward to see her fully kitted out as well

[@carisi2k11]

It looks like someone forgot to put the bulbous bow on....

[@rjonsen]

I hope they will not forget to weld it on before they submerge her into the water 🙂

[@davidbarton5438]

Thought these where being made in pairs at this rate it will be 10 years before last one is finished

[@rjonsen]

I'm not sure when the 2nd is due to be launched tbh. The sections arecurrently under construction.

[@owenlerry6339]

HMS Cardiff is underway being built already. BAE Systems are looking to build a new facility adjacent to there current facility this will allow them to build ships inside and two ships at any one time so that will increase productivity in the future providing they get the relevant planning permission. That new facility will be a while away before being in use though.

[@rjonsen]

@@owenlerry6339 cheers for filling in with the information 🙂

[@bartonseagrave9605]

Now you know why you are sat at home freezing.

[@ericjenkin7461]

Good thing the war is over now, ah well

[@rjonsen]

Not sure what's happening these days, troubling times for sure