Originally Posted by
Asturias56
you know - that doesn't fill me with joy - when did a British yard last build a similar sized commercial vessel?
2000-2001. When that "shipyard" in Belfast completed two of the Point Strategic Ro-Ro ships.
Not going to be easy (or cheap to start with) - but it would appear that a decision has been made to include all HMG owned/operated ships within scope of the National Shipbuilding Strategy.