IRISH OFFSHORE PATROL VESSEL FLOATED OUT AT APPLEDORE

摘要

UK naval shipbuilder Babcock has marked a key milestone in the build programme for the delivery of a fourth Offshore Patrol Vessel for the Irish Naval Service as it successfully floated the 90 metre vessel currently under construction at its Appledore facility, North Devon.The ship when completed will be formally named and commissioned into the Irish Naval Service as LE George Bernard Shaw. The float-out, a significant moment in the build of a new ship, was attended by representatives from the Irish Naval Service and Babcock's workforce.