HMS Forth
(asked on 12th October 2015) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the origin was of the steel cut for the hull of HMS Forth.
This question was answered on 20th October 2015
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.