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Originally Posted by TheDaddy
Yes shockingly enough I did actually read the link before posting it. I also read it well enough to notice that the part you've highlighted is for the vehicles not the ships but thanks anyway. As I said the government has their reasons for all I know it could've cost to much to renovate the plant to secure the ships contract if that was even an issue. I don't like them hiding behind the EU though
http://www.northeastlabour.eu/confir...ved-steelworks
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Iirc we had one steel company producing stuff only one other company in the world could match and the government still refused to save it a few years back |
The ships need special steel as well.
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Mr Dunne said: ‘The steel for HMS Forth (as well as HMS Medway and HMS Trent) is sourced via Dent Steel Services (Yorkshire), who conduct shot blasting and priming, from SSAB of Stockholm (previously ‘Swedish Steel’) who are able to supply the grade of steel necessary for this application.’
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The amount of steel used still wouldn't be a large enough quantity to keep the steelworks open.