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Hampshire-built addition to Brazilian navy leaves county for Rio (From Daily Echo)
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Hampshire-built addition to Brazilian navy leaves county for Rio
2:48pm Monday 11th March 2013 in News
Hampshire-built addition to Brazilian navy leaves county for Rio
The latest Hampshire-built addition to the Brazilian Navy’s fleet departed the county today for her new home in Rio de Janeiro.
APA is the second of three Amazonas Class Ocean Patrol Vessels being delivered to the Brazilian Navy by BAE Systems.
Her sister ship, AMAZONAS, completed the crossing last year, while the final ship, ARAGUARI, will be handed over in June.
BAE Systems employees and the Brazilian Navy support team, who are working in partnership to deliver the class of ships, gathered on the dockside at HM Naval Base Portsmouth where she departed.
Her journey of more than 10,000 miles will include diplomatic stops along the West coast of Europe and Africa before crossing the South Atlantic to reach her new home in May.
APA’s 81 crew members completed Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) around the UK coast last week with the Royal Navy and support from BAE Systems.
Their rigorous training schedule included simulations of operations that the ship is designed to undertake, including search and rescue, humanitarian relief, anti-piracy and boarding operations to tackle maritime violations such as trafficking.
The £133 million contract for the supply of the three Ocean Patrol Vessels and ancillary support services also includes a manufacturing licence to enable further vessels of the same class to be constructed in Brazil, helping to support the country’s naval re-equipment programme and strengthen its maritime industrial capability
Comments(8)
southy
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3:56pm Mon 11 Mar 13
The building by BAE have there own workforce, and will use there own workforce first calling those who work for them before, to see if they are available first, before asking an angency to fill in the gaps.
X Old Bill
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4:44pm Mon 11 Mar 13
International Naval Architects = They just done the drawings.
The vessels are, I believe, based on the successful VT River class patrol boats. No one doubts that BAE actually built them but there is lot more to ship design than "Only done the drawings".
Cyber__Fug
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5:17pm Mon 11 Mar 13
MGRA
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7:50pm Mon 11 Mar 13
southy
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12:14pm Tue 12 Mar 13
X Old Bill wrote:Yes I know Old bill, I was pointing that out, ice only had the drawings part of the contract, the building of the ships went to BAE who have there own workforce, the handing over went to another contractor, there was a number of contractors involved each had there part to play.
Southy speak:
International Naval Architects = They just done the drawings.
The vessels are, I believe, based on the successful VT River class patrol boats. No one doubts that BAE actually built them but there is lot more to ship design than "Only done the drawings".
townieboy
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12:23pm Tue 12 Mar 13
X Old Bill
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3:34pm Tue 12 Mar 13
southy wrote:No, You still don't get it.
X Old Bill wrote:Yes I know Old bill, I was pointing that out, ice only had the drawings part of the contract, the building of the ships went to BAE who have there own workforce, the handing over went to another contractor, there was a number of contractors involved each had there part to play.
Southy speak:
International Naval Architects = They just done the drawings.
The vessels are, I believe, based on the successful VT River class patrol boats. No one doubts that BAE actually built them but there is lot more to ship design than "Only done the drawings".
There is one hell of a lot more to ship design than 'Just doing the drawings'
Or are you now trying to tell us that you are also a qualified naval architect and that there is nothing to the job apart from a bit of drawing?
In case you did not realise it, and even you should realise that small thing, - It is a complex task.
IMHO It makes abundant sense to employ engineers, technicians and draughtsmen who have been involved from the start to carry on with the job to ensure continuity.
You are apparently belittling and denigrating these people for no good reason.
You do not even seem to have properly read what 'CharlieOxbridge' posted - He did not say that BAE do not employ their own workforce to build the vessels, (which they do, to designs produced elsewhere). He stated that the Design contractor, or Naval Architect, used staff based in Countries where other parts of their organisation exist instead of employing UK based staff.
I would have thought that you would agree with him but you do not appear to have spotted the point he was making.
CharlieOxbridge says...
3:28pm Mon 11 Mar 13
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The International Contract Engineering (ICE) group is one of Europe's largest independent naval architecture and marine engineering consultants, with its head office in the Isle of Man.
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Since 2003 ICE has been appointed by BAE Systems as a Platform Design Authority.
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Local recruitment agencies took advantage and brought many of the Romanians over on contracts worth upto £35 p/h taking away a lot of work and opportunities from British workers on Government funded projects.