Gang of 4 at Babcock Appledore as latest ship for Irish Naval Service nears completion

Glenn tweaking in the MCR
Commissioning work is ramping up at Babcock's Appledore shipbuilding facility as the LE JAMES JOYCE, the 2nd of 3 OPV's for the Irish Naval Service nears sea trials.  MES has responsibility for the supply and installation of the navigation, military and civil communications, internal communications and the electro-optical fire control system.  In other words MES is providing a complete mission system.  At the time of writing we have 4 MES commissioning technicians on board augmented by specialist engineers for the Raytheon ring laser gyro system and the GE-IP fire control system. Both these companies have provided great support throughout the project as have all our suppliers. And indeed our customers Babcock Marine and the Irish Naval Service are a pleasure to work with. This really has been a team project we have felt proud to be part of and the ships are superb!

The 1st ship LE Samuel Beckett dries out alongside the outfitting berth
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