Two sections of HMS Cardiff rolled out and joined together

[@1chish]

Reminds me of the massive module slide they did up in Rosyth when thousands of tons were slid together millimetre perfect in that dry dock. Engineering today is just so impressive. Well done the lads and lasses at BAE.

[@Pvt_Badger0916]

Hello there HMS Cardiff ,, coming along nicely hopefully see you enter the fleet in another couple of years ...

[@admiralmallard7500]

Modern ship building is fascinating. Cant wait to see more of these ships!

[@Hartley69]

Served on her predecessor D108, I bet this one is a tad different below decks!

[@grahamwalker2312]

Makes reversing a caravan look simple 👍

[@noodles169]

Named after my home town. Makes me proud 😎👍

[@teresaponziani161]

Fascinating! Thanks for posting!

[@Steve-gc5nt]

They seem to know what they are doing. 👍

[@TheTruth-uy4kp]

Rule britannia

[@paultanton6721]

​@@sovkhan4359The UK is not supplying Australia, Canada and New Zealand with Warship 's, Australia and Canada are building their own versions of the Type 26.

[@danielnanzer]

​@@paultanton6721They rely on British design and engineering.

[@paultanton4307]

@@danielnanzer The Type 26 base design yes - but their own versions will be significantly different so they will have to do their own Engineering.

[@mikethompson2650]

you just cannot get an idea how massive modern warships are today unless you see them like this, out of water and with people walking around while thousands of tons are moved around on tires.

[@bytesback.]

Superglue ?

[@stokersruleok5863]

A little bit hotter!

[@roadrunner2930]

Gorilla glue 👍

[@bytesback.]

@@roadrunner2930 What are the gorillas making the glue out of ?

[@jayhollyoake9419]

👍👍👍

[@YOUNABOTH]

😮

[@Irisishunter]

Would the seam, be a weak point, in the case the ship is ever hit by a missile etc?

[@CynicalPlatapus]

No

[@Irisishunter]

@@CynicalPlatapus fair enough, prompt to the point response - cheers

[@VanderlyndenJengold]

Not as they crash the two part together at speed. It may leak, yet it's stuck fast! They'll weld the beejesus out of it. It's biggest threats will be defence cuts I bet; nothing beats them to keep ships in dock.

[@paultanton6721]

What you can't see is the Internal Framing that will be fitted and welded behind the Hull plating.

[@Irisishunter]

@@paultanton6721 Thanks, just something I was curious about, when they are fixing them together. Might have a nose around see if I can find a video on ship construction at the weekend when I have a bit of time.

[@darrensmith6999]

How many will there be ?

[@admiralmallard7500]

8, along with 5 T31 and hopefully 5 more General Purpose frigates

[@sergiodesouzajunior3962]

Compro 60 navios dessa classe para a marinha do Brasil rio de janeiro

[@sturoe7361]

I can remember years ago being warned about the dangers of cut and shut cars ,so doing essentially the same with ships seems fraught with danger .

[@admiralmallard7500]

Ships are built like this all the time now. Usually from the ground up but it's essentially just connecting larger pieces together. Look at how the US and our Aircraft carriers were made.

[@regenmeister3034]

What a complete waste of money...

[@CynicalPlatapus]

What a complete waste of a comment

[@1chish]

So tell me on what would you spend the money on? Couple of examples will do ....

[@G1NZOU]

So you think the Type 23 Frigates will continue on forever? Maybe we should have never scrapped our ships of the line.

[@bartley7953]

Bit like the educational system ......

[@1chish]

@@G1NZOU Noooo .. the eco warriors would never let us chop down the oak trees for repairs mate ... 🤭🤭