Image by PO Phot Donny Osmond; © Crown copyright 2023.
The ship was launched on 9th March 1996 and originally fitted with Ernest West & Beynon equipment comprising of one freezer and two cool rooms designed to keep the ship at sea for an agreed number of days.
Originally built using R12 refrigerant EWB upgraded the plant over the years.
Now 27 years later the ship is being fitted with completely new cold and cool rooms, computer operated plant designed and built by Ernest West & Beynon Ltd.
Image by LPhot Corbett; © Crown copyright 2023.
Both Air craft carriers have been a long-term project with Ernest West & Beynon ltd working alongside B.A.E Systems, Babcock and the air craft carrier alliance. Ernest West & Beynon ltd tendered for the design and build of both carriers cold and cool rooms FWD and AFT.
All the Machinery skids were built in house at our factory in Kent and installed in the Govan ship yard in Scotland.
