HMS Prince of Wales

Preparing for a prince: Putting the finishing touches in place for the Navy's second Queen Elizabeth Class carrier

Colin Efford, 9 September 2019 - HMS Prince of Wales, Portsmouth, Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers, VolkerStevin

We’ve been working hard, along with our contractor VolkerStevin, to put the finishing touches to the £30 million worth of infrastructure required to welcome the second ship into its homeport.

Take two: preparing Portsmouth for the second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier

Colin Efford, 7 May 2019 - HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Queen Elizabeth, Portsmouth, Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers

Portsmouth Naval Base is gearing up to become home to the HMS Prince of Wales, the second of the Royal Navy’s huge new Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers.

Clearing the way for the carriers – dredging the harbour for the QEC

Paul Simmonds, 29 June 2015 - HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Queen Elizabeth, Portsmouth, Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers

DIO has taken a big step forward in its work to provide infrastructure at HMNB Portsmouth to support the new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers. If you read my colleague Philip Wise’s blog a few months ago, you’ll know that DIO …

Supporting the Queen Elizabeth Carriers

Philip Wise, 17 February 2015 - HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Queen Elizabeth, Portsmouth, Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers

One of the biggest projects underway across the Ministry of Defence at present is the construction of the two new Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy. DIO’s role is to construct the infrastructure required to support …

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