Weighing and Manipulation System for Ship's Hull Sections

摘要

Six Daring Class Type 45 anti-air warfare destroyers are being assembled, launched and outfitted for the UK Royal Navy at BAE Systems Surface Fleet Solutions' Govan & Scotstoun shipyards in Glasgow. The bow sections, masts and funnels for all six ships are being built in Portsmouth.These destroyers will have an overall length of 152.4m, space for a crew of 235, a displacement of 7350 tons, a top speed greater than 27 knots and its range greater than 7000 nautical miles.The first one is HMS Daring and is to enter service in May 2009. The ship's hull is manufactured in sections or "blocks" in a fabrication shop adjacent to the berth and slipway. Five blocks are moved in total to build one ship of which the heaviest block weighs over 1400 tons.