P 64

[Norman Hardaker]

Understand the first steel cut on Monday 22nd August delivery 2018 will send usual photies in due course.

[Dohville]

Good news for Appledore and the Irish NS.

[Norman Hardaker]

P.64

Heard that this vessel is to be named LE George Bernard Shaw the keel was laid on Monday 27th no launch date as yet.

[Dohville]

https://www.facebook.com/irishnavalservice/photos/a.1258877270861833.1073742364.101764433239795/1258877880861772/?type=3

Photos on the Irish NS facebok page show that many of the hull sections are at quite an advanced stage of prefabrication. Indeed the shed seems to be full of assorted hull bits.

[Norman Hardaker]

LE George Bernard Shaw

Heard yesterday the vessel will be floated out of the building shed on 2nd March at 06.00 hrs will be there photies will follow.

[Norman Hardaker]

LE George Bernard Shaw

Learnt yesterday evening float out will now take place on 2nd March HW 18.23 hrs

[Dierk Bauer]

Hi Norman, guess you`re not upset about the delay

[Norman Hardaker]

LE George Bernard Shaw

Does not make any difference Dierk being an ex Boarding Clerk so use to being out at any time of the day or night. Received a call on Thursday a lady who works in the local supermarket her husband hopefully taking in on a tour of the shipyard prior to the launch hope they will allow me to take photies.

[Norman Hardaker]

Le George Bernard Shaw

The above vessel floated out from the building shed this morning in secret.

[Dohville]

Great Photo Norman, hope the conditions were kind to you.

[Dohville]

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1611983928884497.1073742474.101764433239795&type=1&l=8ca4855308

Some photos from within the float out.

[Norman Hardaker]

Le George Bernard Shaw

Latest photie taken today

[Norman Hardaker]

LE George Bernard Shaw

Up to date photie taken yesterday

[Dohville]

Passed through Bideford last week while on Holiday in the UK, caught the chance to Photo P64 from the Appledore waterfront. Unfortunately while there is a better view of the vessel from the Gates at Babcock, photography is not permitted there, and I would not wish to get the professional and polite security man working at the gate into trouble.
So here is my effort, taken with my phone.
20180602_194655 by seamuscor, on Flickr
P64 by seamuscor, on Flickr
All appears to be on schedule for sea trials in July.

[Dohville]

https://twitter.com/campaign4kehoe/status/1009802737918402560

97%?? What 3% is missing?