Update on plan for floating drydocks for British submarines

Design of floating dry docks for Royal Navy submarines underway - Navy Lookout

The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that project EUSTON is progressing towards a future manufacturing contract, subject to completion of detailed design work and a procurement process. EUSTON is intended to deliver one or more floating dry docks to support RN nuclear submarine maintenance, likely at Faslane. Responding to a Parliamentary question, Defence Minister Lord […] The post Design of floating dry docks for Royal Navy submarines underwa…

Update on plan for floating drydocks for British submarines

The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that design work is already underway on new floating dry docks for the Royal Navy under Programme Euston, with a manufacturing contract to follow once technical specifications are finalised and a procurement process completed, the UK Defence Journal understands. In a series of written parliamentary answers published on 5 January, Defence Minister Lord Coaker set out the current status of the programme, which…