Originally Posted by
Imagegear
The Mail on Sunday apparently has stated that problems with the prop shafts and associated couplings were known by shipbuilders during construction at Rosyth.
The anomalies were deemed to be within tolerance and no fault was found. If the problems were so great, how come they were not detected during sea trials and on the various transits that the vessel did subsequently. Yet became catastrophic on putting to sea for important exercises.
Apologies if this has already been discussed.
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IG
It's the Mail on Sunday.....
"Defence sources", "elementary mistakes" - not exactly a fount of detail. Misalignment could refer to the overall shaft - or locally to the couplings, or more precisely their installation. The actual report will be interesting.