Tweet
How to build a nuclear submarine
starting on BBC 2 Sunday night at 9pm. Make sure you set the SKY+ for this one!
The BBC has been given exclusive behind-the-scenes access as the Royal Navy built its latest nuclear-powered Astute submarines.
The submarines, which cost more than £1bn, take years to design and build, with the first of class taking 14 years to complete. More than a year of the top secret process at one of the most secure places in the country - the BAE Systems shipyard in Cumbria - has been captured on camera.
Weighing 7,000 tons and measuring 100 metres in length, assembling the different sections is a delicate business.
-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/10408466.stm
starting on BBC 2 Sunday night at 9pm. Make sure you set the SKY+ for this one!
The BBC has been given exclusive behind-the-scenes access as the Royal Navy built its latest nuclear-powered Astute submarines.
The submarines, which cost more than £1bn, take years to design and build, with the first of class taking 14 years to complete. More than a year of the top secret process at one of the most secure places in the country - the BAE Systems shipyard in Cumbria - has been captured on camera.
Weighing 7,000 tons and measuring 100 metres in length, assembling the different sections is a delicate business.
-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/10408466.stm
Comment