GWS Vacuum Equipment helps the UK's future flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth take shape
GWS Vacuum Equipment is currently been used on board the new super-carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth. The Queen Elizabeth is the first of the UK’s two new aircraft carriers. The vessel, which will have a displacement of 65,000 tons, is the largest warship ever to be built in the UK.
This fascinating project has seen a selection of GWS 50 Series Diesel Vacuum Machines and Filter Hoppers being used to remove shot blast grit applied with robotic crawler units. All shot blast and removed material is contained in the Filter Hopper unit before disposal into FIBC 1-ton Big Bags. With this system no material is released, eliminating any environmental impact or health risk for the operators.
A special paint will then be applied that can withstand the ultra-high temperatures produced by the jets during take-off and landing.
The facts and figures for this incredible vessel really are astonishing. At 72,000 tons and 932 feet long, the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier is taller than Nelson’s Column and considerably wider than the M25 at its widest point.
The carrier will provide the UK’s armed forces with a four-acre military operating base, which can be deployed worldwide, operating F-35 Lightning II and various types of helicopter. At full capacity, the carrier will be able to launch an aircraft every 30 seconds.
The vessel features a new style of 'twin island' command points - one at the front for steering and one at the back for aircraft direction. Thanks to the cutting-edge technology on board, commanders on the bridge will be able to see 250 miles away.
The carrier's range is said to be 10,000 nautical miles and the ship is fitted with a long range 3D radar that is capable of tracking more than 1,000 targets at once or spotting a tennis ball travelling at 2,000 miles per hour.
GWS Vacuum Equipment are thrilled our equipment is being used on such a prestigious project. Our vacuum equipment is regularly used on a wide variety of different jobs and applications through the UK, Europe and worldwide and this will be one to remember.
We aim to make working with us as simple and convenient as possible, we pride ourselves on the quality of our equipment and our high level of customer service.
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