Two Glasgow shipyards have won a share of a £150m order to build three patrol boats for the Trinidad and Tobago navy.
BVT’s yard at Scotstoun will build one vessel and carry out work on another, with the help of the Govan yard. The firm’s Portsmouth facility had been due to build all three ships but fell behind on the work. The contract will help the Clyde yards maintain staff levels while they bridge work between Royal Navy Type 45 destroyers and two aircraft carriers.
The patrol vessels have been ordered by the Trinidad and Tobago government to tackle Caribbean smugglers. The contract includes training and long-term maintenance support. Each 90-metre vessels will accommodate 50 fully-equipped troops and have the ability to conduct boardings at sea and carry out helicopter operations.
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