DID: ".....The CVF will be built in sections, and then the sections will be fitted together. Subject to value-for-money and cost-effectiveness considerations, plans for the construction and assembly of the ships in yards owned by members of the new expanded Alliance include:
The bow (block 1) and final assembly at Babcock Rosyth
Hull block 2 at VT Group Portsmouth
Hull block 3 at BAES Barrow
Hull block 4 at BAES Govan........