Originally Posted by
Not_a_boffin
Well its a bit of a puff piece - probably instigated by Babcock to try and get some follow-on orders for T31.
To suggest that the T31 is inherently able to be built quicker than T26 is nonsense. The reason T26 is being built so slowly is down to BAES Clyde execrable productivity, which is seeing them deliver approximately one-third of the tonnage per annum that a late 80s / early 90s yard with the same manpower but vastly inferior facilities could do. If Babcock are aiming to cut the build time for a T31 to four years, that's just about in the acceptable duration, not anything to shout about....
I think this answer begs the question i.e. it's (sort of) saying "the reason the Clyde's productivity is bad is because their productivity is bad." Why is it bad? Whatever that is might be a difference versus the T-31...or not but how can one say if one doesn't know what it is?