1,000 tonne piece of new submarine is transported through town

[Blackleaf]

An enormous cylindrical piece of a nuclear submarine has been successfully driven through the streets of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria to an indoor shipping complex.

The massive piece of machinery, weighing over 1,000 tonnes, is the heaviest to be moved to date by technology and defence giant BAE Systems.

It was driven to Devonshire Dock Hall in Barrow-in-Furness from the New Assembly Shop in Bridge Road, Barrow.

The massive piece of the submarine's hull weighs more than 1,000 tonnes and was transported by BAE Systems earlier today.

The unit will form part of an Astute class nuclear-powered submarine, two of which - HMS Astute and HMS Ambush - are already in service.

Five more are in various stages of construction at Barrow: Audacious, Anson, Agamemnon, Artful and Ajax.

How's THIS for a road hogger? Part of nuclear submarine weighing more than 1,000 tonnes is moved through streets of terraced houses to new home

The enormous cylindrical piece of the nuclear submarine was driven through the streets of Barrow earlier today

It is the heaviest piece of machinery to ever be transported by British technology and defence giant BAE Systems

Part of an Astute class nuclear submarine, two of the ships - HMS Astute and HMS Ambush - are already in service

By Corey Charlton for MailOnline
13 December 2015
Daily Mail

An enormous cylindrical piece of a nuclear submarine has been successfully driven through the streets of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria to an indoor shipping complex.

The massive piece of machinery, weighing over 1,000 tonnes, is the heaviest to be moved to date by technology and defence giant BAE Systems.

It was driven to Devonshire Dock Hall in Barrow-in-Furness from the New Assembly Shop in Bridge Road, Barrow.

The massive piece of the submarine's hull weighs more than 1,000 tonnes and was transported by BAE Systems earlier today.

The massive piece of the submarine's hull (pictured) weighs more than 1,000 tonnes and was transported by BAE Systems earlier today

The huge piece of machinery was driven to the Devonshire Dock Hall in Barrow-in-Furness, along narrow residential roads

The huge piece of machinery was driven to the Devonshire Dock Hall in Barrow-in-Furness, along narrow residential roads

The piece of hull, which forms part of an Astute class nuclear submarine, is the heaviest piece to be moved to date by the defence giants.

Manufacturing of the nuclear vessel began in 2010, and a sister ship, the HMS Anson, is on schedule to begin sea trials in 2020

Manufacturing of the nuclear vessel began in 2010, and a sister ship, the HMS Anson, is on schedule to begin sea trials in 2020

The unit will form part of an Astute class nuclear-powered submarine, two of which - HMS Astute and HMS Ambush - are already in service.

Five more are in various stages of construction at Barrow: Audacious, Anson, Agamemnon, Artful and Ajax.

Astute-class: HMS Astute (above) and HMS Ambush have already been launched, with HMS Audacious, HMS Agamemnon, HMS Anson, HMS Artful and HMS Ajax in various stages of construction

Last month, it was announced BAE systems had been awarded a contract for the fifth submarine, taking the total value for work on the vessel to £1.3billion. The contract covers the design and remaining build, test and commissioning activities.

Manufacturing of the vessel began in 2010, and HMS Anson is on schedule to begin sea trials in 2020.

BAE Systems, the prime contractor in the Astute programme, is the UK's only designer and builder of nuclear powered submarines - one of the most complex engineering programmes in the world today.

The first two submarines in the Astute class – HMS Astute and HMS Ambush – have now been handed over to the UK Royal Navy, while the remaining five are in various stages of construction.

HMS Astute (above), the first of the Astute-class submarines, was commissioned in 2010


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[Johnnny]

Re: 1,000 tonne piece of new submarines is transported through town

That would be cool to see

 

[MHz]

Re: 1,000 tonne piece of new submarines is transported through town

Ikea subs, how novel.

 

[Johnnny]

Re: 1,000 tonne piece of new submarines is transported through town

Just to see the scope in retrospect to myself would be enough for me.

 

[MHz]

Re: 1,000 tonne piece of new submarines is transported through town

That would be cool to see

There is a better one out as the load and road were designed for each other.

 

[Blackleaf]

Re: 1,000 tonne piece of new submarines is transported through town

When these new boats are in Portsmouth Harbour they can detect ships entering and leaving New York Harbor.

 

[Curious Cdn]

... another HMS Sparky ...


... and then there was the HMS Exploder ...

http://www.rnsubs.co.uk/Boats/BoatDB2/index.php?id=2&BoatID=584&flag=class

 

[darkbeaver]

Is the carriage not British made?

 

[Danbones]

1000 ton piece of submarine eh?
hmmm
too bad that jarad the subway sumarine guy turned out be a pedo,
I'll bet he would make short work of that puppy
down like the kursk in a flash
burp!

could a fed a lotta kids with all that dough too
well, nuke em away i guess
shut the little blighters up one way another
just a different kind of BarBQue
thats all

hope they sail it to fukushima on its shakedrown
they need a distraction spectakle to take their minds off their troubles over there

 

[AnnaG]

Oh, cool. A Lego boat.
Brits doing the wiring again?

 

[lone wolf]

Proof that if you drive on the proper side, you can haul bigger loads

 

[Blackleaf]

Is the carriage not British made?

It's all British made. The British don't allow foreigners to build their warships and submarines.

... another HMS Sparky ...


... and then there was the HMS Exploder ...

Barrow Submariners Association

The British have always had a bit of genius when it comes to naming their warships.

Whereas the Americans name theirs, rather boringly, after former US Presidents and the like, the British name theirs HMS Explorer, HMS Excalibur, HMS Meteorite, HMS Invincible, HMS Illustrious, HMS Ark Royal, HMS Royal Oak and HMS Minotaur.

Right now we have HMS Dragon, HMS Diamond, HMS Ocean, HMS Iron Duke, HMS Bulwark, HMS Astute, HMS Ambush and HMS Sceptre. We've got an HMS Artful and HMS Agamemnon on the way. During WWII we had G-class destroyers called HMS Greyhound, HMS Gallant, HMS Gift and HMS Glowworm.

Proof that if you drive on the proper side, you can haul bigger loads

Driving on the left is safer. It's a big part of why Britain's roads are the safest in the world.

11.6 people per 100,000 are killed on American roads each year.

6 people per 100,000 people are killed on Canadian roads each year (and Canada's population is half that of Britain's and it's infinitely more sparsely-populated).

In Britain, just 3.5 people per 100,000 are killed on roads each year and driving on the left, which is significantly safer than driving on the right, is the big factor in that.

The only countries on here that I could see which have safer roads than Britain are Sweden, Israel and San Marino (a country with a population of just 32,000): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate

So Britain has almost the lowest road fatalities rate in the world and almost the lowest murder rate in the world.

 

[Ludlow]

Naw blackster you're all left handed over there. Cain't be drivin on the left side of the road that be retarded

 

[Blackleaf]

Naw blackster you're all left handed over there. Cain't be drivin on the left side of the road that be retarded

Bollocks. It's a known fact that, due to most humans being right-handed, driving on the left-hand side of the road is much safer.

 

[lone wolf]

Driving on the left is safer. It's a big part of why Britain's roads are the safest in the world.

11.6 people per 100,000 are killed on American roads each year.

6 people per 100,000 people are killed on Canadian roads each year (and Canada's population is half that of Britain's and it's infinitely more sparsely-populated).

In Britain, just 3.5 people per 100,000 are killed on roads each year and driving on the left, which is significantly safer than driving on the right, is the big factor in that.

The only countries on here that I could see which have safer roads than Britain are Sweden, Israel and San Marino (a country with a population of just 32,000): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate

So Britain has almost the lowest road fatalities rate in the world and almost the lowest murder rate in the world.

...and Britain's humour is the driest in the world - sort of like alum powder - but her need to compare herself with others just so she can say she's better can be made right again - provided you find a good shrink

 

[taxslave]

Same company and trailers that were used in Kitimat to move pieces around the smelter. Slick units can move that around at a fast walk and go sideways.

Bollocks. It's a known fact that, due to most humans being right-handed, driving on the left-hand side of the road is much safer.

Myth perpetuated by those that insist on driving on the wrong side. The fact is that the steering wheel goes on the left because most people are right handed and therefore naturally shift gears with their right hand.

 

[lone wolf]

RHD is a holdover from maritime law where an approach from starboard (right) has the right of way. Wiser people realized that endangered the driver so the steering wheel was put on the safe side

 

[AnnaG]

It's all British made. The British don't allow foreigners to build their warships and submarines.

Or cars apparently. hahaha

The British have always had a bit of genius when it comes to naming their warships.

Whereas the Americans name theirs, rather boringly, after former US Presidents and the like, the British name theirs HMS Explorer, HMS Excalibur, HMS Meteorite, HMS Invincible, HMS Illustrious, HMS Ark Royal, HMS Royal Oak and HMS Minotaur.

Right now we have HMS Dragon, HMS Diamond, HMS Ocean, HMS Iron Duke, HMS Bulwark, HMS Astute, HMS Ambush and HMS Sceptre. We've got an HMS Artful and HMS Agamemnon on the way. During WWII we had G-class destroyers called HMS Greyhound, HMS Gallant, HMS Gift and HMS Glowworm.

mmhhmmm It is like "I have a tough-sounding name so I must be tough". erm, WTH is with the goofy name, "Glowworm"?

So Britain has almost the lowest road fatalities rate in the world and almost the lowest murder rate in the world.

Post hoc, ergo propter hoc x 2.
BTW, I see no difference in British highways than highways here as far as amount of traffic goes. A rush hour is a rush hour is a rush hour. Traffic in early hours of morning, is minimal. Cities are loaded with vehicles. Country lanes are not.

Bollocks. It's a known fact that, due to most humans being right-handed, driving on the left-hand side of the road is much safer.

Fact? Just because you say so? hahahaha
Left side driver is right-handed. The probabilities that in a collision, the right arm would be injured more severely than the left. If one was alone and had to extract oneself, having the right arm disabled would be worse than having the less-dominant and weaker arm disabled.

I think that the UK's driving safety issue was because of a different cause(s).

Anyways, Good luck with your HMS Artsyfartsy or whatever..

 

[Blackleaf]

Myth perpetuated by those that insist on driving on the wrong side. The fact is that the steering wheel goes on the left because most people are right handed and therefore naturally shift gears with their right hand.

The fact that the steering wheel goes on the left side of the car in countries which drive on the right shows how much more dangerous driving on the right is than driving on the left. The vast majority of those vehicles - like all those silly vehicles in Canada - which have the steering wheel on the left are controlled mainly by a person's bad, unsteady hand. This is because the vast majority of drivers are right-handed, so in countries which drive on the right and the steering wheel is on the left the vast majority of cars are controlled by the person's bad, unsteady left hand whereas their good, steady right hand controls the gear stick. So drivers are steering vehicles mainly with their left hand - their bad, unsteady hand.

However, in Britain and the other countries which drive on the left, the steering wheels are on the right hand side of the car so all cars are driven with the person's right hand on the steering wheel at all times - and that means that most cars are driven with the person's good, steady hand on the wheel and their bad, unsteady hand is merely controlling the gear stick.

THAT is why driving on the ledt is safer than driving on the right are why Britain has less road fatalities each year than almost every other country in the world.

RHD is a holdover from maritime law where an approach from starboard (right) has the right of way. Wiser people realized that endangered the driver so the steering wheel was put on the safe side

Up to the late 1700s, everybody travelled on the left side of the road because it's the sensible option for feudal, violent societies of mostly right-handed people.

Jousting knights with their lances under their right arm naturally passed on each other's right, and if you passed a stranger on the road you walked on the left to ensure that your protective sword arm was between yourself and him.

Revolutionary France, however, overturned this practice as part of its sweeping social rethink. A change was carried out all over conquered Continental Europe by Napoleon, who forced his conquered territories to adopt right side of the road travel.The reason it changed under Napoleon was because, as he was left handed, his armies had to march on the right so he could keep his sword arm between him and any opponent.

From then on, any part of the world which was at some time part of the British Empire was thus left hand and any part colonised by the French was right hand.

The drive-on-the-right policy was adopted by the USA, which was anxious to cast off all remaining links with the British colonial past which founded it in the first place.

Up until the 1920s, some parts of Canada (probably the bits which were colonised by the British) were left hand drive and some (probably the bits, like Quebec, which were colonsied by the Frogs) were right hand drive, until the whole country decided in the 1920s to adopt the Napoleonic model of those European countries that were conquered by Napoleon.

The British can thus state, with some pride that, as well as the fact that jousting knights rode on the left, the reason the British drive on the left today is because they were never conquered by Napoleon.

It seems that even the Romans, Ancient Greeks and Ancient Egyptians travelled on the left side of the road, so left side of the road driving had been the norm for millennia. Right hand side of the road travel is actually quite peculiar and unusual.