Ship maintenance work begins at new Small Ships Centre of Specialisation in Portsmouth
Engineers have begun deep maintenance to overhaul the Royal Navy's minehunter HMS Brocklesby in BAE Systems’ new Small Ships Centre of Specialisation at Portsmouth Naval Base. The work is part of the £600 million Maritime Services Delivery Framework (MSDF) contract to support half of the Royal Navy's surface fleet on UK and global operations as well as the management of HM Naval Base Portsmouth. The MSDF contract was awarded to BAE Systems by the Ministry of Defence in 2014, BAE Systems said in a news release.
The use of the facility, which is in part of the large ship hall complex on the naval base, is part of BAE Systems’ drive to improve the maintenance programme for the Royal Navy’s eight Hunt Class Mine Countermeasure Vessels (MCMVs). The new facility has been funded as part of the MSDF contract.
The fleet of 13 MCMVs was built between 1979 and 1988 at shipyards in Southampton and Scotland.
Eight remain in service with the Royal Navy, while the Hellenic Navy and Lithuanian Navy retain two each. The remaining pair of Hunt Class MCMVs are used as training facilities.
Ship maintenance work has begun at the new Small Ships Centre of Specialisation in Portsmouth
Engineers have begun deep maintenance to overhaul the Royal Navy's minehunter HMS Brocklesby in BAE Systems’ new Small Ships Centre of Specialisation at Portsmouth Naval Base.
The work is part of the £600 million Maritime Services Delivery Framework (MSDF) contract to support half of the Royal Navy's surface fleet on UK and global operations as well as the management of HM Naval Base Portsmouth. The MSDF contract was awarded to BAE Systems by the Ministry of Defence in 2014.
The use of the facility, which is in part of the large ship hall complex on the naval base, is part of BAE Systems’ drive to improve the maintenance programme for the Royal Navy’s eight Hunt Class Mine Countermeasure Vessels (MCMVs). The new facility has been funded as part of the MSDF contract.
The fleet of 13 MCMVs was built between 1979 and 1988 at shipyards in Southampton and Scotland.
Eight remain in service with the Royal Navy, while the Hellenic Navy and Lithuanian Navy retain two each. The remaining pair of Hunt Class MCMVs are used as training facilities.
The deep maintenance work on HMS Brocklesby includes replacing her engine and control systems and overhauling her generators, in order to extend her service life for another 15 to 20 years. The ship’s crew will also benefit from upgrades and refurbishment to the galley.
In total, BAE Systems staff will spend around 190,000 hours carrying out a total of 9,000 maintenance tasks, big and small, on the 600-tonne ship.
About BAE Systems
BAE Systems is a global defence, aerospace and security company employing around 83,400 people worldwide. Our wide-ranging products and services cover air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology, and support services. BAE Systems Mayport Ship Repair is known as the “go-to” business for repairs and modernization for U.S. Navy surface ships in the Mayport Homeport area, assuring these ships are materially ready to meet their operational commitments. The Mayport Shipyard has a wide range of capabilities which allow our highly skilled and experienced personnel to provide complete marine repair services 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Mayport shipyard is successfully executing a single five-year multi-ship, multi-option contract for Guided Missile Cruisers (CG) and Guided Missile Destroyers (DDG).
