Together they will produce 109MW of power, enough to power a medium-sized town.

The diesel generator sets will provide sufficient electrical power to drive the ship at cruise speeds, but when higher speed is required, two Gas Turbine Alternators will also be used. Mighty engine brings HMS Queen Elizabeth to life The build programme is supporting thousands of jobs across the country, with over 4,000 of those jobs at Rosyth and the Clyde. They will be the largest, most capable and effective surface warships ever constructed in the UK. Powering up the diesel generator today marks an important milestone on the journey to bring these highly versatile ships into service with our Armed Forces.

It is a real pleasure to be back in Scotland, home of the UK’s shipbuilding industry, to witness the impressive progress that is being made on our new aircraft carriers. He also announced that BAE Systems has been awarded a £5.5M contract to install a new Vessel Traffic Management System (VTMS) to assist in the controlling and monitoring of all ship movements within Portsmouth Harbour and the Eastern Solent to prepare for the arrival of the carrier, around the end of 2016, beginning of 2017. Philip Dunne shown around the diesel engine space on board HMS Queen Elizabeth

Forcing the engines warships