[BITList] Type 45 Destroyers

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Mike
I can understand having to cut out access plates in the hull to replace 
the Turbines, but  boring holes to do this leaves one rather puzzled. I 
had to organise replacing the diesel generators on a couple of rigs in 
Singapore in much the same way, as though removable plates had been 
fitted on each deck above the Generators, over the years machinery had 
been installed on and around them making it an imposable task to lift 
them out, cutting holes in the side and sliding them out into the dry 
dock was the only thing I could think of. All went well but it was even 
so a hell of a job
frank

On 2/11/2016 1:39 AM, Michael Feltham wrote:
>
> MP reveals Royal Navy faces ‘unbelievable’ muti-million pound bill to 
> repair
>
> destroyers
>
> AN SNP MP has said he is furious after it was revealed that the Royal 
> Navy’s Type 45 destroyers – once described as the best in the world – 
> were still in need of millions of pounds of major repair work. Douglas 
> Chapman, who sits on Westminster’s Defence Select Committee, described 
> the work to fix severe internal electrical and propulsion (IEP) 
> problems as “unbelievable”. He told The National: “It has become clear 
> that there were around 50 alterations to the IEP systems during the 
> construction of the Type 45s on the Clyde, so it is really 
> unbelievable that the MoD have still not found a way to rectify these 
> problems. “There have been rumours of such problems for a while – 
> indeed my colleague Angus Robertson raised these problems with the 
> minister as far back as June 2011. “These are top-of-the-range and 
> costly vessels and it is a real shame that the Bristol-built IEP 
> systems do not come up to the same standard of workmanship as we have 
> witnessed by the workforce on the Clydeside yards where these ships 
> were built. “I’ll be doing all I can to ensure that this repair work 
> is carried out in Scotland and that the taxpayer does not carry the 
> full cost of these necessary repairs.” Chapman’s remarks came after 
> the committee wrote to Defence Secretary Michael Fallon asking for a 
> detailed explanation of faults in the Type 45 fleet. Members said the 
> announcement of a multi-million pound refit programme appeared to 
> reflect a far more serious matter than “equipment reliability issues” 
> as described by MoD ministers last year. In the letter to Fallon, 
> committee chairman Dr Julian Lewis said MPs wanted detailed 
> information on problems with power outages and breakdowns. They wanted 
> to know the cause of the problem and when it first appeared; the 
> number of outages and breakdowns; if the root cause was component, 
> build or design failure; if problems were identified during sea trials 
> and before the contract was signed off; and whether there were any 
> changes to specifications during the build. His letter said: “The 
> committee would also like further information on how this problem will 
> be resolved, who will be liable for the cost of the refit and how long 
> it will take to complete ... across the Type 45 class. ”The six 
> destroyers, built by BAE, run off electricity from Rolls-Royce gas 
> turbines and generators through an electrical grid, powering 
> everything from the propellers to the radar. But when the systems all 
> run together they can trip out leaving the vessel blacked out and 
> defenceless. To repair the faults, engineers will have to bore holes 
> in the sides of the £1bn vessels to install new generators. Naval 
> sources have said that “total electric failures are common” on the 
> ships, and two years ago one of them – HMS Dauntless – had to stop a 
> training exercise because of power failure. In 2009, on its first 
> voyage to the US, another destroyer – HMS Daring – lost power in the 
> Atlantic. A spokesman for the MoD said last year’s defence review had 
> committed to improving the Type 45’s power and propulsion system 
> through a series of upgrades during planned maintenance. The upgrades 
> would “ensure increased availability and resilience over the life of 
> the ships”, the MoD said in a statement. MPs and peers have repeatedly 
> asked questions about the power failures, including Robertson, the 
> SNP’s Westminster leader, who was told the MoD did not routinely 
> record incidents of power failure on the Type 45s. Source : The National
>
>
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