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Key facts

  • The Royal Navy active fleet flagship, HMS Illustrious, has Portsmouth as its home port
  • Raymarine, global leaders in the supply of electronic products to the leisure marine market, are building a new site at North Harbour
  • Over two-thirds of the Navy’s active fleet are based in Portsmouth
  • Only UK port chosen to host The Volvo Ocean Boat Race 2005-2006
  • Portsmouth’s naval base, and its associated industries, supports nearly 35,000 jobs in south Hampshire
  • Tacktick, a local marine technology manufacturer remain the only company in the world to have produced a range of wireless, solar powered marine electronics
  • In WW1, the naval dockyard was the largest industrial site in the world
  • Port Solent Marina is the 3rd largest marina in the UK

Testimonials

"VT Shipbuilding has established one of the world's most advanced naval shipbuilding facilities at Portsmouth Naval Base, enabling it to compete effectively on the world stage. The facility will be at the centre of major shipbuilding construction for the UK Royal Navy and overseas customers for at least the next seven years, helping to make Portsmouth a centre of excellence for naval shipbuilding worldwide."

Tony Belisario
Managing director
VT Shipbuilding

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