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Nuclear engines for aircraft carriers

Naomi | 05.09.2005 14:14

change of plan - protest now

The new UK CVF Royal Navy aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, are expected to enter service in 2012 and 2015.

The design continues to evolve but they are expected to displace 55,000t to 65,000t, a size between the USA's 100,000t Nimitz class and France's 43,000t Charles de Gaulle class aircraft carriers, and three times larger than the current 20,000t UK Invincible class carriers.

When the design was first proposed it was suggested they would be powered by Gas Turbine engines however it seems that the secret nuclear option has now been chosen. The nuclear engines will be constructed at Rolls Royce Marine Propolsion in Crewe with assistance from the people at Aldermaston Engineering.

A protest is being organised outside the MoD in Whitehall for this Thursday at 7pm, please bring banners, music and people !

Naomi

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  1. Questions — Navel watcher
  2. This is a Big story — Rick
  3. Rick — Navel watcher
  4. Update — Rick
  5. So you thought you might go to the show ...... — Navel watcher
  6. Support the action — Naomi
  7. This Bogus action conincides with the DSEi meeting — Navel watcher