Shipbuilding operations at the Portsmouth, UK, shipyard of BAE Systems Maritime Naval Ships have ceased with the completion and shipping of a 6,000-tonne hull block for the UK's Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier Prince of Wales. In November 2013, BAE Systems announced the closure of its Portsmouth yard in the south of England, with the loss of more than 900 jobs, as part of a wider restructuring of surface shipbuilding activities. The company said it planned instead to consolidate its complex warships business in upgraded facilities on the River Clyde in Scotland.
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