The Refit Race Is On As Royal Navy Vessel HMS Edinburgh Rejoins the Fight

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The UK Royal Navy's HMS Edinburgh has completed its £17.5m refit at Portsmouth Naval Base on the eve of the release of the nation's Strategic Defence Review. The vessel, known as the "Fortress of the Seas", is the largest of the fleet's Type 42 Destroyer class ships and was first launched in 1983. The work it has undergone this year will extend its operational life to 2013. The 8 month refit was carried out by BAE Systems Support Ships and included an overhaul of many of the...
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