The new Janet Harvey Hall at BAE Systems’ shipyard in Govan, located on the south bank of the River Clyde, will be used to assemble and outfit Royal Navy warships.
A multi-million-pound investment by BAE Systems, the hall has the capacity to build two Type 26 frigates simultaneously side-by-side.
The facility will help the defence company speed up its delivery of eight Type 26 frigates for the Royal Navy.
The Type 26 frigate is an advanced warship designed primarily for anti-submarine warfare.
Currently, HMS Belfast and HMS Birmingham are being built in the hall. HMS Glasgow and HMS Cardiff are being outfitted at BAE Systems’ Scotstoun site further up the River Clyde and steel has been cut on HMS Sheffield.
The new hall features two 100-tonne cranes and two 20-tonne cranes. With 500 workers being able to work per shift, it not only increases BAE’s shipbuilding capacity but also enables the warships to be built fully under cover for the first time. This will ensure that work is not affected...