Originally Posted by
SLXOwft
Various news media outlets reporting, that due to issues with the Type 31 builds, Babcock have reported a £140 million charge as it "admitted it built the first two in the wrong sequence. " - mostly affecting
Venturer, somewhat affecting
Active, and minimally affecting Formidable and Bulldog. Better be more careful with their Virginia Block VI work...
PA Media via STV
But, but......according to Babcock, T31 was a mature design so no risk!
There is no amount of "rework" on Gods green earth that would incur that amount of cost. It'll be an excuse to cover the fact they're learning how to build ships.